Lot #: 83
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Very Rare Glazed Redware Sugar Bowl with Lid, possibly Hagerstown, MD, early 19th century, small, ovoid jar with applied handles and flaring mouth covered in a creamy yellowish glaze with green copper sponging on one side and greenish-yellowish sponging on reverse. Lid with stepped dome and pointed finial, covered in similar glazing, but with brown manganese also applied on finial. Similarly glazed ware has been attributed to the early Hagerstown potters, such as Henry Adam and Peter Bell. A rare example of American redware in terms of form, glazing, and age. Wear to rim and handles. Restoration to section of lid and wear to lid edges and finial. Height including lid 4 3/4".
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