Rare Small Redware Cream Jar Signed BACKER (Anthony Baecher, Winchester, VA)

July 20, 2013 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 228

Price Realized: $603.75

($525 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Rare Diminutive Shenandoah Valley Redware Jar, Stamped "Backer," Anthony Bacher, Winchester, VA, circa 1870, small-sized, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and lead-and-manganese-glazed interior. Impressed on underside with rare, early Anthony Bacher maker's mark, which reads simply "Backer". Small, shallow base chip. A few small, old rim chips, which have become smooth with age. Some additional wear to inner edge of rim. Some small, minor glaze flakes to interior base area. H 4 1/2".