Description: This is a 1998 very nice redware penny bank glazed with brown, yellow, and black colors. The piece is in the shape of a rooster or chicken standing. The rooster is rather large and heavy measuring ~8 1/4" at its longest, ~6 3/4" at its highest, and weighs about 2 pounds. The piece has a round flat base, which is yellow colored and has impressed flowers. The rooster has brown comb, brown wattle, and yellow beak. It has sgraffito details on the wattle and comb and the tips of the feather at the end of the wings are raised in relation to the rest of the body. The bank has a coin slot on the back of the rooster. This beautiful glazed redware bank was made in the studios of Lester Breininger. Please see photo to appreciate the beautiful design and colors. The bottom of the bank is marked as to the maker and the date the piece was made. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description. 

Date: Feb 1998. 

Origin: Robesonia, Berks County, Pennsylvania. 

Size: The bank is ~8 1/4" at its longest, ~6 3/4" at its highest, with the base being ~2 1/2" in diameter, and weighs about 2 pounds. 

Maker: Lester Breininger.

Marks: Marked "Breininger Pottery; PA; Feb 1998" in cursive calligraphy on the bottom. 

Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a very nice Breininger piece with a typical Pennsylvania Dutch shape, look, and colors made in the studios of a Master potter with the Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. Needless to say, Mr. Breininger has passed away in December 2011 and his pottery has become highly desirable. 

Condition: The bank is in very good condition with no cracks, no repairs, no chips, or hairlines. The piece has general glaze crazing throughout. The piece also has some of the normal defects you would expect in a piece of primitive pottery of this type such as spots where the glaze did not fully flow, pops, slubs, and surface roughness. This particular piece has a minimum of these issues. Be that as it may, the piece is solid and intact and would make a great addition to your collection. Please see photos for additional condition information.