Lot #: 153
Price Realized: $118.00
($100 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Glazed Redware Sugar Bowl with Twisted Rope Handles, Pennsylvania origin, 19th century, ovoid bowl with tooled banding and twisted handles resembling rope, embellished with impressed cross-hatching at the terminals. Surface decorated with streaks of manganese and covered in a clear lead glaze. Incised "14" along with the number "13" or a script "B" on underside. Crack in underside, extending up side of jar under one handle. A tight crack in one handle terminal. A loss to edge of one terminal on opposite handle. Wear to rim, handles, and central tooled banding. H 5".
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