Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Tobacciana
Lot 188

CONTINENTAL CERAMIC WOMAN FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF THREE

Estimate: $80 - $120
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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 WOMAN FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF THREE, comprising one example depicting a sitting grey-haired woman holding needlework, one example wearing a maid's uniform and holding a bowl, and one featuring a lady holding a baby. Marks to underside include impressed "BB", "JM", and various numerals. Bernhard Bloch, Eichwald, Bohemia; Johann Maresch, Austria or Czechoslovakia; and other. Fourth quarter 19th/first half 20th century. 11" HOA.

Condition

Woman with baby example having a shallow chip to base rim interior and some possible paint touch-ups including bonnet edge; older woman with glued repair to one foot, a flake to interior flange on top, and scattered glaze wear/flaking; maid having three flakes to interior flange on top, two minor flakes to base rim, restoration to bowl, paint touch-ups, and glaze wear.

From the collection of Allen Gurst, Delray Beach, FL.