January 30, 2010 Auction Catalog

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What: Fall 2010 Auction of American Stoneware and Redware Pottery

When: To Be Announced

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Moravian, North Carolina, Redware Squirrel Bottle

January 30, 2010 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 219

Price Realized: $15,525.00 (Price includes 15% buyer's premium).

Thank you all for another successful and exciting auction! Winning internet bidders will be emailed on Monday and winning Phone and Absentee bidders will receive invoices in this week's mail. We are all looking forward to our Fall 2010 auction!

Rare Moravian Redware Squirrel Bottle, attributed to Rudolph Christ, Salem, NC, early 19th century, molded bottle in the form of a standing squirrel eating a nut with applied ears and molded detail to tail and paws. Surface covered in a yellowish slip and decorated with daubs of green and brown under a clear lead glaze. With a visually-appealing presence, the Moravian squirrel bottle has become one of the iconic forms of pottery from the American South. Provenance: Christie's, Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Arts, Saturday, October 23, 1993. Some restoration to spout. Light wear to one ear. Glazed-over chip and light wear to opposite ear. Base with a few small chips and minor glaze loss. H 7 5/8".


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