Lot 114A: Rare 19th C. Hingham Piggin

Estimate: $1,000 – $1,500

Original green paint, with original blue bands oxidized and blackened, stamped on the bottom “C.S.” (Caleb S. Hersey, Hingham, MA), c. 1820-1860, in pencil on bottom “PIGGIN Used in SNOWDEN by Aunt Clara Snow – Lucinda age 16 Presented by Mrs. Eleazer Brazer born in Snowden”, see Bucket Town: Woodenware and Wooden Toys of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1635-1945 by Derin Bray, p. 15, fig. 1.5 for similar example, 5 7/8″ h (to rim), 10 1/2″ h (to top of handle), 7 1/4″ dia.