Lot #: 22
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Scarce Pair of Stoneware Highlander Figures, attributed to William H. Farrar, Geddes, NY, circa 1850, a matched pair with Albany-slip-glazed surfaces, one depicting a Scottish highlander with bagpipe and spaniel, the other depicting a lass reading a book with lamb at base. Pairs of this type are often found with damage of some sort. This pair survives in exemplary condition. Literature: A related pair is illustrated in American Folk Sculpture by R.L. Bishop, fig. 401, p. 216. Both in excellent condition. A small chip to feather on lass's hat. H (of each) approx. 9 1/4".
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