Lot #: 480
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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 Sewertile Duck Doorstop, Midwestern U.S. origin, Dated 1901, molded figure of a duck resting on two feet, with good detail to wings, tail, and head. Incised with the date "1901" on underside. Full-bodied ducks were uncommon as they had a density to explode in the kiln due to their density. According to sewertile authority, Jack Adamson, this example was likely molded from a decoy. Provenance: Jack and Susan Batdorff Collection; purchased in 1997 directly from Jack Adamson, early collector, author, and sewertile expert. Literature: Pictured in Jack E. Adamson, Illustrated Handbook of Ohio Sewer Pipe Folk Art, 1973. Excellent condition with a very minor chip to back of one foot and some in-the-firing drips to duck's back. L 11 1/2".
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