Lot #: 114
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Extremely Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Birdhouse, attributed to Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1870, beehive form with stepped finial and carved opening at base, the body decorated with a large circumferential fern-shaped brushwork. Albany-slip-glazed interior. One of a small number of cobalt-decorated stoneware birdhouses known. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a forty-year private collection. Filled and colored 3/8" x 1/8" hole on right side of birdhouse. Otherwise excellent condition. H 8 7/8".
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