March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One
Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
Lot 189
CONTINENTAL CERAMIC COMEDIC / HUMOROUS FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF THREE
Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for
$281.25
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
CONTINENTAL CERAMIC COMEDIC / HUMOROUS FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF THREE, comprising two clowns including one with hearts and one anthropomorphic monkey smoking a cigar, sitting behind an open basket match holder, and wearing a dress and hat. Marks to underside include impressed beehive, "JM", "BB" and various numerals. Bernard Bloch, Eichwald, Bohemia; Johann Maresch, Austria or Czechoslovakia; and other. Fourth quarter 19th/first quarter 20th century. 9 3/8" HOA.
Literature: Parallels Horowitz - Figural Humidors, Mostly Victorian, heart clown p. 65, fig. 300.
Condition
Monkey undamaged; hearts clown having three minute flakes to back and some minor scattered glaze wear/loss; blue clown having a chip to interior flange on top, head reattached, and some scattered glaze wear/losses.
From the collection of Allen Gurst, Delray Beach, FL.
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