Lot #: 41
Price Realized: $1,495.00
($1,300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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 Glazed Redware Chicken Bank, probably PA origin, 19th century, hand-modeled bank in the form of a chicken seated on a circular base. Chicken is fashioned with a comb, whattle, fan-shaped tail, and heavily-incised feather detail. Surface of chicken decorated with whitish slip and daubs of blackish manganese, and coated in a clear lead glaze. Base decorated with green lead and copper glaze. Highly decorative form. Shallow chips and glaze wear. to base. Old 5/8" shallow flake to tail with other minor wear to tail. Chips to slot. H 6" ; Length 7 3/8".
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