Some Good Red Earthenware and Stoneware that Sold This Week in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Three good nineteenth century red earthenware dog figurals from Pennsylvania sold a few days ago on Monday night February 20th at The Saucon Valley Auction in Allentown, Pennsylvania; these objects were highlighted by a green glazed example that sold for $2,500 plus the auction premium (links: other dog 1 and other dog 2). Similar dogs are displayed at Winterthur in Delaware, among other museums and historical societies around the country, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan.

The sale also featured other examples of figural pottery, such as a large nineteenth century brown glazed stoneware seated spaniel, inscribed on the base, "WEA," as well as inscribed around the base, "G. (or C.) W. Miller, 1874." Furthermore, there was a potter named George W. Miller who worked in the Shenandoah Valley in Strasburg, Virginia during this period. Nonetheless, though, the spaniel sold for $650 plus the auction premium.

Another object of interest in the sale was an early nineteenth century slip-decorated red earthenware dish that was described as having been made in either Bucks or Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, although I would not be surprised if was made in England. Either way, the dish was profusely decorated with slip, including a tulip, dated "1813," and adorned in script, reading, "Coton Pottery." This may have been a business located in Coton, Cambridgeshire, England, a small village located about 63 miles north of London, although I am by no means sure of that. The dish sold for $2,250 plus the auction premium.

Note: For more information about figurals made in Pennsylvania - see an article I wrote for the August 28, 2020 issue of Antiques & Auction News, titled, A Look At 19th-Century Figurals Made In Pennsylvania.

Red Earthenware and Stoneware that Sold This Week in Allentown, PA

19th Century Green Glazed Red Earthewnare Figure of a Seated Dog

Circa 1850-1880

Stands 5" Tall

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Photo Courtesy: The Saucon Valley Auction

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