Lot #: 269
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.
Two Rustic Redware Banks, probably Pennsylvania origin, circa 1875, one of beehive form with unusual crimped finial molding, the surface heavily-incised to resemble tree bark, with applied sawed limbs, the underside with unsubstantiated label attributing the bank to "Lewis Dry / Drysville (sic) Pa"; paired with a lead-glazed bank with footed base and ovoid body, the surface heavily-incised, including applied clay knots. Unglazed example with chip to tip of finial, loss to crimping, and other minor wear. Glazed example with chips to applied knots and some damage to finial. H (of unglazed bank) 5 1/2".
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