Unusual Stoneware Birdhouse, Southern U.S. origin

March 19, 2016 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 490

Price Realized: $230.00

($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Unusual Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Birdhouse, American, possibly Southern U.S., 19th century, beehive-form with tooled banding to shoulder, stepped finial, and carved opening at base. Two vent or perch holes to shoulder. Original hanging hole on reverse. Includes long hand-forged nail. A 7/8" chip adjacent to the original hole on reverse. Two small flakes on the underside, which appear to be in-the-firing. H 7 1/2".

Unusual Stoneware Birdhouse, Southern U.S. originUnusual Stoneware Birdhouse, Southern U.S. origin

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