Lot #: 523
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Very Rare Glazed Redware Soap Dish with Mocha-Style Seaweed Decoration, Pennsylvania origin, possibly John Bell, Waynesboro, PA, mid 19th century, with scalloped body, the top surface with carved semi-circular opening and numerous punched holes. Soap dish coated in cream-colored slip and decorated around the circumference with alternating copper and manganese seaweed designs in the style of English mochaware. Top surface with additional copper daubs. Entire surface covered in a clear lead overglaze. Excellent form with outstanding decorative treatments. Tight horizontal line near top edge, which appears to be in-the-surface only. 1 1/8" in-the-firing separation extending from semi-circular opening on top. Two minor base nicks. H 3 3/8" ; L 5 3/4".
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