Lot #: 137
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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 Molded Redware Glass-Form Inkwell, American, 19th century, oval form with raised column design and attached flange with three quill holders, the top with four holes surrounding a central ink hole, the top edge with incised or molded gouges throughout. Surface covered in a mottled lead-and-manganese glaze. Excellent form, molded after glass examples of the period. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from an inkwell collection amassed over the last thirty years, consigned to this auction. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. L 3 1/2" ; H 1 3/4".
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