Anna Pottery Stoneware Pig Flask Inscribed "From the World's Fair / 1893"

October 17, 2015 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 103

Price Realized: $1,725.00

($1,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Anna Pottery Stoneware World's Fair Pig Flask, Anna, IL origin, Dated 1893, molded in the form of a reclining pig with hole at rear, anatomically-correct underside, and incised details to face and hooves, the side incised with the inscription "From the Worlds Fair / with a little good old Rye in a - / 1893". Additionally incised at the pig's rear with the inscription "Cut Rates to all Points West", a playful pun referencing the incised cut marks in the pig's testicles. This pig, along with others from this period, was produced from a mold that includes particularly fine detail to the face, including well-formed cheeks and raised circular eyes. Excellent condition with some in-the-firing surface lines to belly of pig, which are glazed over, and typical light wear to spout. L 7".