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

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Tobacciana
Lot 155

CONTINENTAL MONOCHROMATIC CERAMIC FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF THREE

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$135.30
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 MONOCHROMATIC CERAMIC FIGURAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF THREE, comprising one example depicting a sitting pirate with mutton chops, holding a sword and pistol in lap, one example featuring a boy astride a large dog, and one example depicting a gnome standing adjacent to an ice bucket with champagne bottle. Marks include impressed or incised numerals and boy/dog with "HB" to underside of boy. Fourth quarter 19th/early 20th century. 11 1/8" HOA. 
Literature: Parallels Horowitz - Figural Humidors, Mostly Victorian, pirate p. 87, fig. 389.

Condition

Gnome example having some professional restoration to area on base and possibly bucket rim, flaking restoration to ice in bucket; pirate having detached but present thumb, probable professional restoration to tip of pistol and area on base rim; dog having areas of professional restoration including tongue, one ear, and rim (where saddle rests), possibly some additional paint touch-ups. 

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