Lot #: 218
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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 Glazed Pottery Washboard, Signed "WESTERN RESERVE POTTERY CO. / WARREN, OHIO," late 19th or early 20th century, washboard with molded basket-weave pattern, decorated with streaks of brown over a light-orange clay ground. Original wooden frame stamped black-colored inscription "The Common Sense Wash Board / RUB LIGHTLY. / It Will Do the Work With Less Rubbing than any Other Board Made. / MANUFACTURED BY / THE WESTERN RESERVE POTTERY CO. / WARREN, OHIO". Excellent condition with typical light wear to frame. L (including wooden frame) 13 1/4" ; W (including frame) 7".
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