Lot #: 20
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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 Shenandoah Valley Redware Harvest Jug, attributed to Anthony Bacher, Winchester, VA, circa 1885, semi-ovoid form with heavily-ribbed handle, tubular pouring spout, and small vent hole at shoulder, the surface dipped in a cream-colored slip and decorated with manganese daubs with clear lead overglaze. Appealing glaze and excellent form. A similar, earlier example, sold in Crocker Farm, Inc.'s July 20, 2013 auction, bears the incised signature and date, "Anthony W. Bacher / 1872". Wear to spout. Shallow base chips. Surface wear. H 10 3/4".
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