Lot #: 210
Price Realized: $1,800.00
($1,500 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.
Rare Multi-Glazed Redware Bottle, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890, small-sized, ovoid form with pronounced shoulder molding and short spout, the surface dipped in cream-colored slip, decorated with splashes copper and manganese, and covered in a clear lead glaze. Relatively few examples of this form have survived. Likely made for perfume or liquor. Rim wear. Shallow flakes to shoulder molding. A small glaze flake to shoulder. A 3/4" in-the-firing contact mark to one side. H 4".
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