Lot #: 18
Price Realized: $1,416.00
($1,200 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 Goose, Pennsylvania origin, circa 1850-1880, hand-modeled figure of a goose with slightly-turned head, impressed eyes, and incised details to beak, wing, and tail, seated atop an oval base with impressed circle border. Pieces of clay in the bird's body cavity allow the figure to rattle when shaken. Original vent hole in tail. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased years ago at an estate auction in Quakertown, PA. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. L 4" ; H 2 7/8".
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