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George Ohr – Cougar Inkwell
| Categories | Ceramics/Porcelain "Named" Makers |
| Material | Earthenware |
| Markings | Underside is impressed “GEO.E.OHR / BILOXI”. |
| Manufacturer | George E. Ohr |
| Origin | United States |
| Date or Era | circa 1900 |
| Measuring | 4 ½” long |
George Ohr pottery cougar inkwell – molded, blackish-blue-glazed sculpture of a cougar’s head with slightly turned head and open mouth bearing teeth; the head is affixed to a pierced, scroddled-clay slab with coggled edge and impressed leaf motifs at the corners. Original hole to ink reservoir is carved on the side of the cougar’s head.
Underside is impressed “GEO.E.OHR / BILOXI”.
For more information about George E. Ohr: George E. Ohr – Wikipedia
Sold for $1416 in October 2017
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