Shooner Contemporary Redware Glazed Child's Toy Folk Art Cow Standing Figurine
Description: A beautiful reproduction antique redware children toy or figurine. This is a glazed cow figurine. The yellowish cow is standing on all four on a green colored base and shows of its ears, eyes, mouth, tail, and its body in general. It is stamped on the bottom with the name "Mary Spillmire Shooner" and it was made at the Shooner Pottery works in Ohio. Of course, this is a reproduction piece made by the Shooners of a 1700s child toy of the time. It shows crazing and aging signs. It is great looking and very well made. A nice piece which would make a great addition to your collection. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: Unknown but most likely sometime in the 1980s 0r 1990s.
Origin: Oregonia, Ohio, USA
Size: The base measures ~3 1/8" by ~2 1/8" and is ~3 1/8" in height. The piece weighs over 9 ounces.
Maker: Shooner Pottery
Marks: The piece is stamped on the bottom with maker's mark " Mary Spillmier Shooner".
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a very nice redware figurine or reproduction child’s toy that is very well made. A definite beauty, which deserves a prominent spot in any redware collection. Condition: The cow is in very good condition with no unintentional chips, cracks, crazing to the glaze, repairs, or hairlines. The piece is soiled with dust in some of the crevasse, which we chose not to clean and leave that to the discretion of the new owner. Other than that, the figurine has intentional general crazing to the glaze but no losses to it. All the intentional antiquing elements can be seen in the photo. Of course, all of these are intentional to give the toy the required look of the reproduced piece from 1700 or 1800s toy. Please see the photos for additional condition information and to appreciate its beauty.
Date: Unknown but most likely sometime in the 1980s 0r 1990s.
Origin: Oregonia, Ohio, USA
Size: The base measures ~3 1/8" by ~2 1/8" and is ~3 1/8" in height. The piece weighs over 9 ounces.
Maker: Shooner Pottery
Marks: The piece is stamped on the bottom with maker's mark " Mary Spillmier Shooner".
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a very nice redware figurine or reproduction child’s toy that is very well made. A definite beauty, which deserves a prominent spot in any redware collection. Condition: The cow is in very good condition with no unintentional chips, cracks, crazing to the glaze, repairs, or hairlines. The piece is soiled with dust in some of the crevasse, which we chose not to clean and leave that to the discretion of the new owner. Other than that, the figurine has intentional general crazing to the glaze but no losses to it. All the intentional antiquing elements can be seen in the photo. Of course, all of these are intentional to give the toy the required look of the reproduced piece from 1700 or 1800s toy. Please see the photos for additional condition information and to appreciate its beauty.
