Lot #: 134
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Cold-Painted Stoneware Dog Bank, Midwestern origin, possibly IN, fourth quarter 19th century, molded in the form of a boxer on base with black-and-white cold-painted surface and original carved slot in back in head. Underside with penned inscription, "Glenn + Helen / Hoovers Dog / Charlie / When they were / Little Girls." The owner of the bank was reportedly the daughter of one "Dr. Cox" who created a "BLISTER FOR ANIMALS" manufactured by the Hoover Linament Company in Carlisle, Indiana. An empty box of his medicine is included with this lot. Loss to ear/top of head. Losses to base. Wear to paint and surface. H (of bank) 7 3/4".
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