Lot #: 58
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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 Standing Lion, PA origin, circa 1850-1880, hand-modeled figure of a standing lion with long tail extending across its back. Heavily-incised detail to mane, face, and end of tail. Surface decorated with daubs of manganese and covered in a lead glaze. Restoration to most of three legs. Figure may have originally included an attached base. Wear to areas of surface. H 3 1/2" ; L 4".
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