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Emporium Auctions - February 2, 2023

Thu, Feb 2, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 246

British Slipware Bird Whistle

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Halifax, Yorkshire, 19th century, cream glaze redware with dripped brown, molded perched bird with whistle holes, surrounded by four smaller birds, 8-7/8 x 6-3/4 x 7-3/8 in. 

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

Condition

surface accretion, anomalies as made, repairs and retouch to beak of large bird and three of the other birds (see blacklight)