Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger | June 24, 2026
Wed, Jun 24, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 582
Extremely Rare Anthony Bacher Winchester, Virginia Attributed Earthenware Tobacco Humidor with Bird Whistle Finial
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for
$3,000
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
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| $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 |
Shenandoah Valley, circa 1880s, lead oxide, manganese and engobe glaze, scattered brown slip decoration to body over cream field, stepped tapered cylindrical form, tooled footed base, shoulder, and rim, curled incised lug handles at curved neck, manganese slip decorated domed lid with tooled edge, bird finial whistle, 8-1/4 in.
Provenance: Greg K. Kramer & Co., Robesonia, Pennsylvania, May 2003 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $18,160); Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Literature: This lot is illustrated in The Shenandoah Pottery, by A.H. Rice and John Baer Stoudt, pg. 84, plate 7, object 7.
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Greg K. Kramer & Co., Robesonia, Pennsylvania, May 2003 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $18,160); Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
glaze anomalies as made, tiny loss to birds beak, very little evidence of wear, tiny edge wear under rim edge, firing lines on footed base, lower body, and handles, all as made, very good overall condition for an extremely rare form
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