Lot #: 20
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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 Shenandoah Valley Redware Harvest Jug, attributed to Anthony Bacher, Winchester, VA, circa 1885, semi-ovoid form with heavily-ribbed handle, tubular pouring spout, and small vent hole at shoulder, the surface dipped in a cream-colored slip and decorated with manganese daubs with clear lead overglaze. Appealing glaze and excellent form. A similar, earlier example, sold in Crocker Farm, Inc.'s July 20, 2013 auction, bears the incised signature and date, "Anthony W. Bacher / 1872". Wear to spout. Shallow base chips. Surface wear. H 10 3/4".
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