Lot #: 42
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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 Redware Figure of a Toad, American, 19th century, whimsical, hand-modeled figure of a toad with open mouth, circular eyes, and incised detail to feet, seated on a circular base. Mustard painted surface with brown spotted breast. Figure is fairly heavy, and may have been used as a doorstop. A highly unusual form in American redware. Damage to mouth. Base chips. H 4 3/4" ; Diameter (of base) 4 1/8".
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