Lot 698
  • 698

Glazed red earthenware seated dog with basket of fruit, possibly by the Bell Potteries Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania or Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1835-1880

Estimate
6,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Seated Dog with Basket of Fruit
  • Glazed red earthenware
  • 5 1/4 by 5 1/4 by 2 1/4 in.
  • C. 1835-1880

Provenance

Jacqueline D. Hodgson
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, "The Jacqueline D. Hodgson Collection of Important American Ceramics," January 22, 1974, lot 199

Exhibited

"The All-American Dog: Man's Best Friend in Folk Art," American Folk Art Museum,1977-78

Literature

Bishop, Robert. The All-American Dog: Man's Best Friend in Folk Art. New York: Avon Books in association with American Folk Art Museum, 1978, p. 105
American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 153, fig. 116A

Condition

Looks very good.
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