Lot #: 438
Price Realized: $90.00
($75 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Three Rebekah-at-the-Well Rockingham Teapots, attributed to Edwin Bennett, Baltimore, MD, circa 1851-1857, all with domed lid, featuring embossed images of the Biblical Rebekah filling a pitcher at a well, decorated in various shades of mottled brown over a cream-colored ground. Largest with embossed "B" and incised "J S" on underside. Another with embossed "S" on underside. Largest with a small spout chip, a chip to relief hand of Rebekah on one side, a loss to one prong on lid. One in excellent condition with two minor chips. Another with loss to finial of lid, two small chips to spout, a tiny nick to one relief design, and tiny nicks to prongs on interior of rim. H (of largest including lid) 11".
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