Lot #: 56
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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.
Shenandoah Valley Multi-Glazed Redware Wall Pocket with Applied Bird, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890, wheel-thrown form with footed base, coggled rim, and applied scrolled handle, the front decorated with a hand-modeled and applied figure of a bird flanking by a molded motif of a hand holding a rose. Decorated above with a molded and applied clamshell. Surface decorated with splashed green copper and reddish-brown manganese over a cream-colored slip ground, and covered in a clear lead glaze. This example includes the desirable molded hand-with-rose and clamshell motifs associated with Strasburg's J. Eberly & Co. Pottery, and features excellent color. Upper half of bird is professionally-restored. Otherwise excellent condition with a few minor glaze flakes. H 7 1/4".
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