Lot #: 263
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Unusual Glazed Redware Lion's Head Plaque, probably Gast Pottery, Lancaster, PA, circa 1875, molded plaque in the form of a lion's head with open mouth, bared teeth, and lolling tongue, the surface decorated with reddish-brown manganese and white slip under a clear lead glaze. Hole for hanging in reverse. Chips to one ear and a small glaze flake below ear. Minor chips to opposite ear. Some wear to edge of a plaque, where it would meet the wall. Other small glaze flakes. One upper tooth lost during the firing, smoothed, and glazed over. H 5 1/4".
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