Lot #: 191
Price Realized: $11,550.00
($10,500 hammer, plus 10% buyer's premium)
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Auction Highlight: May 21, 2005 Auction | NY State Stoneware
Exceptional Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Spaniel Bank, New York State origin, circa 1860, molded Staffordshire-type figure of a spaniel with collar, chain, and locket, decorated all over with numerous cobalt dots and other cobalt highlights. Bank slot in underside. Few blue-decorated American stoneware spaniels have survived. The fact that this example was made as a bank makes it truly remarkable. Possibly Jordan or Lyons, NY. Portion of front leg reglued. Otherwise excellent condition. Height 9 3/8". Ex-Collection Bill Bertoia.
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