Lot #: 188
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Scarce Glazed Redware Tobacco Jar, probably A. Wilcox, West Bloomfield, NY, circa 1855, cylindrical jar with applied handles and incised bands of straight and wavy lines, the surface covered in a lead and manganese glaze. A similarly-shaped example, signed by West Bloomfield, NY potter, James Pilsbury, was sold by Crocker Farm, Inc. on March 5, 2011. Provenance: Recently found in New England. Excellent condition: Some spots of glaze wear to rim. In-the-firing separation at end of one handle. Faint short lines at base, which appear to be in-the-firing. H 5 3/4" ; Diameter 6 1/4".
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