Rare Painted Sewertile Seated Spaniel Figure

November 2, 2013 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 490

Price Realized: $115.00

($100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Rare Painted Sewertile Figure of a Spaniel, attributed to Alfred Marsh, Walker Sewer Tile Plant, East Liverpool, Ohio, early 20th century, molded figure of a seated spaniel, the surface painted amber with black locket and chain. Spaniel includes a printed tag with the notation, "This Rockingham type dog was made at the WALKER sewer pipe plant by ALFRED MARSH who was the maternal Grandfather of Alice Schneidmiller, wife of George. The WALKER plant was on the river road between East Liverpool and Wellsville. . ." The Walker Sewer Tile Plant was originally called the Cliff-Mine Terra Cotta Works and was the earliest plant of its type in the US, being established in 1842 in Walker, Ohio (now a ghosttown) in East Liverpool Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. N.U. Walker, in his time probably the nation's largest tile and terra cotta manufacturer, had 125 employees and over $150,000 in investments in the firm. Provenance: Jack and Susan Batdorff Collection; ex-Michael Aronson Collection. Excellent condition with a small base chip on reverse, a small chip to midsection on reverse (possibly in-the-firing), and other minor wear. H 8 1/2".