Rare Pierced Work Pennsylvania Redware Sugar Bowl w/ Lid

Spring 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 306

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Sold!  $2,500.


Rare Pierced Work Redware Sugar Bowl with Lid, PA origin, early to mid 19th century, ovoid, double-walled form with ropetwist handles, intricately decorated with arched, sawtooth, and diagonal pierced motifs. Includes original double-walled, domed lid with arched piercings and circular punches. A meticulously-crafted work, requiring great skill and patience on the part of the potter. Related examples can be found at Winterthur and The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Provenance: Crocker Farm, Inc., March 31, 2023, lot 122. A circular worn area around underside indicates the bowl's original foot adhered to something in the firing and was lost. A small rim chip. Minor wear to rim and interior. Lid with chips to edge and flange on underside. H (including lid) 5 1/4" ; Diam. (at rim) 6 1/4".



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