Crocker Farm: Wm. Kelly Young Collection of American Stoneware & Redware: Lot 35
Redware Chick with Worms Bank
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Extremely Rare Redware Bank in the Form of a Chick, Dated April 4, 1861, Pennsylvania origin, 19th century, hand-modeled bank in the form of a chick with small crest, impressed circular eyes, and incised detail wings and tail. Chick is incised with date "April 4 / 1861" below its tail, and is seated atop a wheel-thrown circular base with applied and incised clovers and a crawling worm. Surface covered in a clear lead glaze. Wonderful subject. This bank is the only redware example in the form of a baby chicken that we are aware of. Provenance: Christie's Sale of the Seamen's Bank Collection, March 13, 1991. Excellent condition with light wear to tail and wear to applied decoration at base. H 4 1/4" ; Diameter (of base) 5".
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Auction Title
Wm. Kelly Young Collection of American Stoneware & Redware
Auction Date
January 30, 2010
Location
15900 York Rd.
Sparks, MD
USA
21152
Phone: 410-472-2016
Fax: 877-815-6954
Email: info@crockerfarm.com
Sparks, MD, USA
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