Lot #: 302
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Rare Large-Sized Redware Flowerpot, Galena, IL origin, second half 19th century, tapered pot with attached saucer and finely-formed shoulder with crimped molding. Surface covered in a lead glaze over a brilliant mottled green and orange ground. Excellent form and color. Glaze is remarkably well intact. Some areas of restoration to rim. 3 1/4", 3", and 2" sealed cracks from. Additional surface lines to surface, which appear to be in the firing, and do not extending through to interior. H 8" ; D (across top) 8".
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