Scarce Moravian Copper-Glazed Redware Chicken Caster, Salem, NC

Summer 2022 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 58

Price Realized: $7,800.00

($6,500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Scarce Moravian Copper-Glazed Redware Chicken Caster, Salem, NC origin, circa 1810-1830, molded figure of a chicken with comb, elaborate feather detail, and pierced breast, standing on a mound base. Surface covered in a green lead-and-copper glaze. Provenance: Ex-Waynick Collection, Old Salem, NC. Loss to end of beak. Large chip to comb and tail. Glaze loss to base. A small amount of glaze loss to belly of chicken. H 4".