Unusual Pair of Tanware Boots

July 20, 2013 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 489

Price Realized: $143.75

($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Rare Pair of Tanware Boots, Western PA or Ohio origin, late 19th century, pair of molded high-heeled boots with raised buttons, scalloped rims, and hollow interiors. Surfaces covered in cream-colored slip over gray clay, heavily-decorated with Albany slip, including spotted details to heel and front. Both in excellent condition. H (of each) 6".

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