Lot #: 456
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Unusual Glazed Redware Fish Mold, Pennsylvania origin, circa 1840-1880, with squared, split-tail form, heavy scaling to body, and two circular eyes, the surface decorated with streaks of manganese over a mottled olive and orange ground. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a sixty-year private collection. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. L 11 3/4".
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