Lot #: 158
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
Stump-Form Stoneware Birth Bank with Bird's Nest Finial, Incised "I.L.W. / January 23rd / 1892," probably English, ovoid bank in the form of a knotted tree stump with knots and finial in the form of a bird's nest with four eggs. Surface covered in a brown slip with Bristol slip highlights and cobalt accents to incising and bird's nest. Very nice condition with an in-the-firing chip to finial, a minor nick to slot, and a minor chip to underside, presumably in-the-firing. H 5 1/2".
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