Antique Painted Redware Apple Form Still Coin Bank with Large Vertical Coin Slot
Description: An antique painted redware still coin bank. The bank is shaped as an apple and is painted in dark red color with some greenish brown/red highlights in some spots. The surface of the bank is smooth to mimic the surface of an apple. The bank has an apple shape with a flattened bottom, having a recessed center, on which it can stand. It does have a vertical coin slot at the top starting very near the short stem in the center of the top of the apple. Red and Greenish brown/red in color the bank has a few spots where the color is scratched off and has chipped off, but these are small and minimum in number and the bank still looks great. The bank is in very good condition with some scratches, loss of color, chips around the coin slot, and general soiling. A very nice antique in relatively good condition, which would display very nicely in your collection. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: Unknown, but we believe it was made sometime in 1880.
Origin: Purchased at an antique auction in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Size: Measures ~3 3/8" in diameter and is ~2 1/2" high. The bank weighs ~9 ounces.
Maker: Unknown.
Marks: Unmarked.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a great antique with very interesting shape, subject and coloring. Definitely deserves a prominent spot in your antique redware collection.
Condition: Bank is in relatively good condition. It has general soiling and displays a few spots where the color is scratched off or has chipped off, but these are small and minimum in number. The bank also has some scratches to the surface, loss of color, chips around the coin slot, and general soiling. The bottom of the bank has some pronounced loss of coloring and scratching as well as staining. The bank has no breaks, hairlines, or repairs that we could find. However, the piece has some of the usual issues associated with old piece of primitive redware such as pops, slubs, uneven surfaces, areas where the coloring or the glaze did not fully flow, and areas of general roughness. Be that as it may, this is a great piece in good condition despite being an old toy. Please see photos for additional condition information.
