Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 636

Earthenware Chick Drinking Trough, "Kuikensteen"

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

Dutch, probably early 19th century, thick redware tile with nine bowl form reserves, outlined by a row of bosses, the top covered in a mottled yellow and green glaze, 8-5/8 x 8-3/4 in., Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina; Note: A similar chick trough or ?stone? is in the Museum Rotterdam, in South Holland, Netherlands, inventory number 20631.https://museumrotterdam.nl/collectie/item/20631

Condition

chips and glaze flakes, hairline crack, felt pads

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