POLYCHROME-DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE FIGURAL DOOR
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Description
POLYCHROME-DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE FIGURAL DOOR STOP, lead- and copper-glazed over a white slip wash, molded in the solid from the cover of a hen-on-nest glass dish, sgraffito feathers, mostly unglazed base. Possibly Strasburg, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Fourth quarter 19th century. 2 1/4" H, 4 1/2" x 5 3/4".
Poor condition, loss of head and end of tail, chipping to base edge, glaze exfoliation.
Catalogue Note: While this form has not previously been recorded, it is not uncommon for earthenware forms to be molded from a glass prototype. The glazing and clay color is consistent with those used in Strasburg, VA.
Poor condition, loss of head and end of tail, chipping to base edge, glaze exfoliation.
Catalogue Note: While this form has not previously been recorded, it is not uncommon for earthenware forms to be molded from a glass prototype. The glazing and clay color is consistent with those used in Strasburg, VA.
Condition
Poor condition, loss of head and end of tail, chipping to base edge, glaze exfoliation.
Buyer's Premium
- 22.5%
POLYCHROME-DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE FIGURAL DOOR
Estimate $50 - $100
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