Lot #: 226
Price Realized: $1,020.00
($850 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.
Shenandoah Valley Slip-Decorated Redware Bank, Strasburg, VA origin, circa 1890, round form with carved coin slot on pedestal, the surface dipped in cream-colored slip, decorated with manganese slip brushstrokes and covered in a clear lead glaze. Unusual glaze. A firing crack extending from top to slot with a few other tiny, very minor firing cracks. A tiny fleck of glaze loss near base. H 3 5/8".
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