Lot #: 344
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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 Stoneware Cuckoo Whistle, Signed "WM. RAAB / Waterloo, IA," Iowa origin, late 19th or early 20th century, molded whistle with Albany-slip-glazed shoulder, featuring the impressed slogan "I AM YOUR CUCKOO". Underside impressed "DON'T FORGET MET AT RALLYS AT PICNICS IN THE COUNTRY IN THE WOODS I AM YOUR CUCKOO". Various other impressed words throughout. Front impressed in small letters "MFG. BY WM. RAAB / WATERLOO, IA" along with patent date. William Raab was the son of Austrian immigrant potter, John Raab, and the family operated well-known potteries in Iowa for several decades beginning around 1875. Small sliver missing from edge of shoulder, forming a narrow hole. Otherwise excellent condition. H 2".
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