CONTINENTAL CERAMIC FIGURAL ANIMAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF TWO
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Description
CONTINENTAL CERAMIC FIGURAL ANIMAL HUMIDORS, LOT OF TWO, comprising one example featuring a cat and a dog in a sack and one depicting a boy holding a sack with a dog trying to escape. Marks to underside include stamped "AUSTRIA" and "2374". Late 19th/early 20th century. 7 3/4" HOA.
Literature: Horowitz - Figural Humidors, Mostly Victorian, cat and dog p. 141, fig. 622.
Provenance:
From the collection of Allen Gurst, Delray Beach, FL.
Condition
Cat and dog example having a hairline to sack on lower half, some restoration to top of sack with a flake to underside, and probable paint touch-ups; boy and dog example having some paint touch-ups, possible restoration to top interior flange, a flake to underside of boy's coat and one to back of pants, restoration to hairline on sack rim; each having scattered glaze wear/losses.Â
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