Lot #: 184
Price Realized: $649.00
($550 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.
Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Head Sculpture, New York State origin, circa 1860-1885, small-sized molded sculpture of a smiling man's head with tilted cap, featuring light cobalt highlights throughout and cobalt spot decoration to collar. A head produced from the same mold is used as the finial of a figural stoneware bank sold in Crocker Farm, Inc.'s July 11, 2009 auction. Restoration to chin. Several small chips to bottom edge. Other light surface wear. H 1 7/8".
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