Lot #: 139
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Scarce Large-Sized Shenandoah Valley Multi-Glazed Redware Flowerpot, Strasburg, VA origin, circa 1890, semi-ovoid pot with attached saucer and coggled accents to rim moldings and edge of saucer. Surface decorated with streaks of cream, green, and brown over an orange clay ground. This flowerpot is potted in a larger-than-usual size with desirable ovoid form. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a forty-year Mid-Atlantic collection. Wear to upper edge and top of rim. Some glaze wear to interior of rim area. Glazed surface survives in excellent condition. H 9 3/4".
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