Lot #: 318
Price Realized: $2,875.00
($2,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Extremely Rare Glazed Redware Child-in-Cradle Bank, Inscribed "Rastus", probably Pennsylvania origin, circa 1860-1880, in the form of cradle with well-formed headboard, the interior with figure of an African-American baby holding a bottle, the figure's mouth forming the bank's coin slot. Incised details to hair, face, and toes. Exterior of bank incised with the name, Rastus. Manganese decoration to figure and clear lead glaze covering surface. One of a few examples of this form known. Another bank of this style was sold in Crocker Farm, Inc.'s May 21, 2005 auction, and was previously of the Bill Bertoia and Seaman's Bank collections. Provenance: Ex-Tony and Marie Shank; Ex-James and Nancy Glazer Antiques, 1995; Ex-William Koch Collection, Centre County, PA. One foot reglued. Otherwise excellent condition. L 4 3/4".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Important Pair of Shenandoah Valley Redware Whippets, Samuel Bell, Winchester, VA, 1841
Rare and Important Alamance County, NC Redware Sugar Jar, c1790-1820
Extremely Rare Copper-Glazed Moravian Turtle Bottle, Salem, NC origin, circa 1800-50
Important 1810 Bucks County, PA Redware Jar w/ Profuse Slip Floral Decoration
Outstanding Anthony Baecher, Winchester, VA, Redware Sugar Bowl
