- 699
Glazed red earthenware swan Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1850-1880
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description
- SWAN
- Glazed red earthenware
- 2 by 2 1/2 by 1 1/8 in.
- C. 1850-1880
Provenance
Joe Kindig III, York, Pennsylvania, 1982
Literature
American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 153, fig. 116D
Condition
Looks very good.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Several Pennsylvania potteries, as well as operations in western Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, are known to have produced a variety of these figures. The similar sculpting and molding techniques, decorative surface modeling, and glazes seen across surviving examples make any firm attribution to a particular pottery difficult. Many have regularly been assigned to the potteries of John Bell in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania (act. 1833-1880), and to several of his sons who continued the pottery there, as well as to his brothers Solomon and Samuel (act. 1839-1882), who operated a successful pottery in Strasburg, Virginia. -J.L.L.