Lot #: 102
Price Realized: $2,185.00
($1,900 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.
Anna Pottery Salt-Glazed Stoneware Pig Flask, Inscribed "Good Old Rye in", Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, circa 1865, molded in the form of a reclining pig with hole at rear, incised details to face and hooves, and anatomically-correct underside, the body of the pig incised "Good Old Rye in -" with a line pointing at the pig's rear. An earlier form of pig bottle, produced by the Kirkpatricks circa 1865. Two in-the-firing contact marks to top of pig. Loss to one ear. Short crack to opposite ear. L 7 1/2".
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