Lot #: 352
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
Unusual Glazed Redware Bank with Applied Woman's Bust, Inscribed "Pennies", Pennsylvania origin, second half 19th century, ovoid bank with footed base, rounded finial, and carved horizontal slot, the front decorated with a molded and applied design of a woman's bust. Underside incised "Pennies". Surface covered in a lead-and-manganese glaze. Base chips. Three in-the-firing lime pings to surface. H 5".
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