Lot #: 54
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Extremely Rare Salt-Glazed Stoneware Bird Whistle, probably PA or Ohio origin, 19th century, hand-modeled figure of a bird on circular base, the bird with applied ball eyes and incised feather detail to neck and tail. Surface covered in a mottled brownish Albany slip and light salt glaze. This form is most commonly known in Southeastern Pennsylvania redware, and is considered very rare in stoneware. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from an eighty-year private collection. Excellent condition with some small chips to underside near edge. L 4 3/8” ; H 3 3/4”.
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