Antique Orchies Majolica Pig Money Bank

French ceramic boar tureen, circa 1950 signed "Caugant."

Rare large Terracotta Majolica Pig Bavent Normandy.

Fine German Porcelain Pig Circa 1900. H / 3 inches. L / 5.5 inches.

French Majolica pig with ham signed Orchies, circa 1900.

This is a very early stone ware glazed piggy bank from New England. This is a handmade piggy bank in very good condition.

In the late 19th century the concept of thrift became a principle by which parents encouraged their children to safe money by putting their pennies into a "piggy bank", thus the proliferation of these items by pottery manufacturers, this particular example marked "SS" on the underneath indicating "A Smith Ltd.", Longton, England whose ceramic, china, and pottery business began in 1846 by Sampson Smith. Nicely molded and in excellent condition, this proverbial pig themed penny bank is painted overall white with a multiplicity of green "spatter" spots, the pig standing on all fours has a twisted tail in back. The original finish is beautifully glazed resulting in a lovely patina to this completely original bank with no restoration or touch up paint of any kind and all of it's original hand paint intact. Since these type of antique banks typically were made without a coin removal trap, the only way to extract the coins would have been the old "knife in the slot" method and retrieving the pennies one by one; or the more simpler method of smashing and breaking the bank, which is why locating these banks is very difficult, rendering a fine example particularly rare. This example is a wonderful addition to a collection of authentic still banks, folk art, or for those who accumulate pig items. This recently came from an estate collection of pig still banks. A similar example is referenced as #633 "Two Toned Pig" in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" written in 1984 when collecting pottery banks...

This fun fat pig piggy bank is in sponge ware and is in very good condition.Of course she is hand painted.

Gorgeous vintage money bank. A beautiful decorative item, if you attach a hanger it will make a nice wall decoration. Made in Germany by Fluegel Porcelai...