Lot #: 210
Price Realized: $767.00
($650 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Rare Spongeware Figure of a Frog, Midwestern origin, late 19th century, molded in the form of a seated frog, featuring a buttoned coat with collar and details to face, the surface decorated with sponged cobalt throughout. Hollow interior. The first example of its kind we have seen. Excellent condition with a few chips to original circular opening on underside. H 4 1/4".
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