Extremely Rare Western PA Stoneware Bank Made by a Child, c1875

October 28, 2017 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 297

Price Realized: $501.50

($425 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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Extremely Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Bank Made by a Child, Western PA origin, crudely-potted form with carved coin slot in top, the surface decorated with abstract cobalt brushwork. Underside incised with the initials "R.H" or "P.H.". The primitive craftsmanship of this piece strongly suggests it was a child's early attempt at potting on his father's wheel. Throw lines visible on the interior indicate that the bank, despite its crudeness, was wheel-thrown. The hole in the underside appears to be original to the object's firing, and may have been caused by untrained hands forming a bottom that was too thin. The initials on the underside, ending in "H", possibly indicating a member of Greensboro's Hamilton families of potters as its maker. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, acquired by the consignor in Western Pennsylvania during the 1960s. Hole in underside, possible a manufacturing or firing flaw. H 1 3/4" ; Diameter (across underside) 2 3/8".

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