Rare and Fine Moravian Redware Fish Bottle, Salem, North Carolina c1801-29

Summer 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 52

Price Realized: $13,200.00

($11,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare and Fine Moravian Copper-Glazed Redware Fish Bottle, Salem, NC origin, circa 1801-1829, molded in the form of a fish with elaborate scale and fin detail, the surface covered in a bright-green, lead-and-copper glaze. An iconic Southern folk art form. Some surface wear to tail on one side. Minor wear to top and bottom edge. Light wear to spout. In-the-making tripod mark to one side. Opposing side with two small glaze flakes, possibly in-the-making. L 6 1/8".