Lot #: 297
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 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.
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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