Lot #: 137
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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 Molded Redware Glass-Form Inkwell, American, 19th century, oval form with raised column design and attached flange with three quill holders, the top with four holes surrounding a central ink hole, the top edge with incised or molded gouges throughout. Surface covered in a mottled lead-and-manganese glaze. Excellent form, molded after glass examples of the period. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from an inkwell collection amassed over the last thirty years, consigned to this auction. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. L 3 1/2" ; H 1 3/4".
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