Lot #: 168
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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.
Anna Pottery Stoneware Advertising Pig Bottle, attributed to Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, circa 1880, Albany-slip-glazed, molded bottle in the form of a pig with incised facial features, hooves, and anatomically-correct underside, the rear with applied tail and circular opening. Incised on one side "St. Louis, the future Capital / Compliments of / John Gobatz / With a little good old Bourbon in." Remainder of pig incised with a map of the American Midwest, including the following landmarks: Anna Pottery, Mounds, Carbondale, Duquoin, Centralia, Odin, Sendoval, Miss River, Cairo, Chicago, and Cincinnati the ancient Porkopolis. The large size and crisp, finely-penned incising on this example suggest it is a fairly early pig by the Kirkpatrick Brothers. Also of note is the unusual spelling of the advertiser's name, which reads "Gobatz" instead of the typical "Gaubatz". Provenance: Recently discovered in Missouri. Loss to one ear. Chip to one back leg, possibly in-the-firing. L 7 7/8".
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