Lot #: 223
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Outstanding Earthenware Umbrella Stand with Profuse Applied and Incised Figural Decoration, Welsh origin, late 19th century, very large, cylindrical form with applied handle at base, the polychrome-glazed surface profusely-decorated with incised decorations of birds on flowering branches, trees, a pig, a windmill, butterflies, a smiling heart, and sun face motifs. Three applied frogs and a large entwined snake additionally ornament the surface. A folk art masterpiece from Wales, with applied decoration reminiscent of Illinois' Anna Pottery. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, found in a Baltimore, MD basement years ago. Loss to top of umbrella stand, including top of snake. Loss to head of frog at base. Old staple repairs to handle at base. H 35".
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