Sothebys sold a very rare Moravian glazed red earthenware fish flask, attributed to Rudolph Christ, Salem, N.C., ca. 1801-25, on Jan. 19 for $138,600 (est. 12,000-$18,000). At nearly 10 inches in length, it was the largest version of these molded fish bottles/flasks most often attributed to Salem, N.C. There are three known sizes. The mottled green copper and brown manganese glazes over a yellow clay ground molded with finely detailed scales, fins, and slanted eyes and its overal condition were other factors in the price realized. To learn more about this folk pottery, see Joanna Brown, Tradition and Adaptation in Moravian Press-Molded Earthenware, Ceramics in America 2009 (Milwaukee, Wis.: Chipstone Foundation, 2009). The auction in New York City was on behalf of the late Charles and Olenka Santore collection. Photo courtesy of Sothebys.