Extremely Rare Handled Tanware Bank, New Geneva or Greensboro, PA, c1885

Fall 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 10

Price Realized: $4,500.00

($3,750 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Extremely Rare Handled Tanware Bank, New Geneva or Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1885, sculpturally-potted, ovoid form with raised moldings to shoulder, tall, tapering finial, and applied strap handle, Albany-slip-decorated with a drape pattern to upper body, three finely-brushed fuchsias around the midsection, and a dipped band around the base. Carved coin slot at shoulder. Among the most imaginatively-crafted examples of Western Pennsylvania tanware that we have seen, potted in a highly desirable bank form. Excellent condition with some expected wear to slot and finial. H 7 1/4".