1880s Antique Pennsylvania Lead Glazed Redware Flower Pot with Attached Saucer
Description: A nice lead glazed Pennsylvania redware flower pot. The flower pot has an attached saucer. The saucer, which is attached to the bottom of the pot, has a round flat base with a tooled bottom and flared sides ending in a formed rim. The pot itself has straight rising and outwards flared sides ending in a tooled rim, with a ruffled shoulder band. The pot is dark brown lead glazed with manganese splashes throughout. The pot has a tooled collar below the rounded rim. The pot is glazed on the outside but not on the inside or on the base of the saucer. The pot has extensive loss of glaze as well as chips along the edges of the saucer and the pot itself. However, the pot still looks good and would make a great addition to your collection. The piece is unmarked as to the maker. A nice piece to add to your collection. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: ca.1880.
Origin: Pennsylvania USA.
Size: Measures ~3 3/4" in diameter at the base of the saucer, is ~4 3/8" high to the top, with the opening on top being ~5" in diameter. The piece weighs about a pound and 4 ounces.
Maker: Unknown.
Marks: Unmarked.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a nice and well-made flower pot having a nice shape and nice classic coloring. The pot would make a nice addition to your collection of antique redware.
Condition: The flower pot looks nice, in color and shape, and is in relatively good condition. The piece has no breaks, hairlines, or repairs. It has extensive glaze loss and small shallow chips or flakes along the edge of the pot and the saucer, which can be seen in the photos. The pot also has mineral residue along the bottom on the outside and in the saucer. The inside still has residue of mud indicating that the pot was recently used for its intended purpose. This of course can be cleaned, but we chose not to clean it and leave that to the discretion of the new owner. The entire piece has general crazing to the glaze with some losses to the glaze in a few spots. The piece has very few of the usual defects such as pops, slubs, unglazed areas, and uneven spots, which you would expect in a primitive old redware piece such as this. Other than that, the piece is intact and appears to be solid and stable. Please see the photos for additional condition information and to appreciate its beauty.
