Lot #: 33
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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 Large-Sized Redware Face Pipe, American, possibly Southern U.S., 19th century, the bowl molded in the form of a man's head with large eyes and pointed nose and chin. Surface covered in a lead glaze with mottled orange and olive coloration. The inability to link this pipe to any major 19th century producer of the form, coupled with the pipe's discovery in Richmond, VA, suggest it was made at a small, possibly Southern, manufacturer. Its highly-stylized features make it an unusually-expressive example, with a folk art quality uncommon to American ceramic pipes. Provenance: Previously found in Richmond, VA. Pipe is broken at the stem. Shallow chipping to rim of bowl. L 3" ; H 2 1/4".
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