Ceramic Rooster Coin Bank, Brown and Green Drip Glaze with Red Comb, Majolica Style

This is a ceramic rooster coin bank, 6 inches tall and about 5 inches long, in a high gloss brown, black, green, and yellow glaze with a red comb and pink wattles.

The beak tips and the coin slot edges show worn spots where white clay shows through, and there is a small chip at the pointed corner of the molded base, while the comb, wing tips, and tail are whole, all shown in the photos.

The rooster stands crowing on a molded rock base, with the coin slot in his back between the wings. The glossy drip glaze and bright comb suit a farmhouse kitchen shelf or a rooster collection.

Details

• Item: Ceramic rooster coin bank
• Item Type: Figural coin bank with a slot in the back
• Era: 1960s
• Materials: Glazed ceramic body with a white clay underside
• Color: High gloss dark brown and black with green and yellow highlights, red comb, pink wattles, white face, black beak
• Maker and Mark: No visible maker's mark. A faint dark handwritten looking loop mark is on the underside
• Pattern or Model: Not confirmed 
• Style: Majolica style drip glaze, crowing rooster on a molded rock base
• Dimensions: 6 in tall, about 5 in long. Base 3 in x 2.5 in. Weight 11 oz
• Special Features: Coin slot in the back. No coin plug or opening for getting coins out is visible on the underside

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: This bank is complete and sound, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named here.
• Structurally sound. No cracks found.
• The comb, wing tips, and tail are whole, with no broken pieces.
• The worn beak tips feel smooth, not sharp.
• The glaze on the body, wings, and tail is still high gloss, with deep brown and green color.

Issues / Wear

• Both beak tips have small worn spots where white clay shows through. They feel smooth.
• Small white flecks of glaze loss sit where the comb meets the head, and a few at the comb points.
• The white glaze on the face has light crazing.
• The coin slot edges are rough, with flaking glaze and exposed clay along one side.
• A small chip of glaze loss with exposed white clay sits at the pointed corner of the molded base, with more edge wear along that same rim. Other spots around the footrim also show worn glaze and exposed clay.
• The unglazed underside has light staining and grime, with a few small colored specks.

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If you collect ceramic rooster banks, this one has his comb, wings, and tail feathers all whole, ready for a kitchen shelf. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.