Earlier this month, I posted a story to this website about a good stoneware crock that appeared to have been made in the Albany, New York area in the early 1800s. That object was decorated with an incised bird and flower and sold as part of the Lisa Whittington Americana Collection at William A. Smith Auctions in Plainfield, New Hampshire: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2024/08/a-good-example-of-early-19th-century.html.
Nevertheless, while in downtown Newburyport, Massachusetts yesterday, I came across this nineteenth century hand-modeled red earthenware figure of a seated dog decorated with a marbled slip and brown glaze; I found it in a new shop that just opened a few months ago called Smith Sullivan Antiques & Curiosities. The woman who owns the shop told me that it came out of the estate in Lisa Whittington of New Hampshire, a lifelong antiques dealer and collector, and the same Lisa Witthington whose collection just sold in New Hampshire.
When I got home, I looked in the auction catalog and found that this dog was included in the online only sale as part of a larger group lot of ceramics, whereas it was difficult to see in the pictures how this dog actually appeared. I assume that because the dog is missing its tail is why it was sort of unlisted in a group lot. However, I think the dog is great!
A 19th Century Red Earthenware Figure of a Seated Dog Found Yesterday
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2 comments:
Charming! Great find.
Thank you!
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