Lot #: 212
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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 Figure of a Lion, attributed to H. Davies at the Pill Pottery, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, circa 1800-1830, large-sized figure of a reclining lion with heavily-applied mane and well-detailed face, the surface covered in a heavy lead glaze. Wonderful folk art form. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from an eighty-year private collection. Very nice overall condition with small chips to base, mane, one ear, one eyebrow, and paws. L 9 1/2" ; H 7 1/2".
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