Lot #: 42
Price Realized: $2,400.00
($2,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Rare Glazed Redware Figure of a Lamb with Stump, PA origin, circa 1850-1880, hand-modeled figure of a standing lamb on oval base with extension featuring a hollowed, incised tree stump, likely made to serve as a vase, match, or spill holder. Lamb detailed with stippled incising to the coat, impressed collar and applied bell, and incised details to face and hooves. Base with impressed floral motif and impressed circle border. Applied pieces of clay on the lamb's interior allow it to rattle when shaken. Surface covered in a clear lead glaze with manganese accents. Among the rarest forms in Pennsylvania redware animal sculpture, this sheep includes a hollowed stump used as a vase, match, or spill holder. A lamb by the same hand with losses to the legs was sold at Sotheby's, Important Americana: The Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Henry P. Deyerle, May 26 and 27, 1995, lot 735. Restoration to front of base, stopping at the lamb's feet. The feet remain unrestored. Restoration to the ends of the ears. H 5 5/8" ; L 5 1/8".
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