Lot #: 252
Price Realized: $322.00
($280 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, probably Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1870, large-sized ovoid pitcher with applied strap handle and tooled rim and shoulder, decorated on the front with two brushed cobalt clovers or flowers connected to long leafy stems. Spout decorated with cobalt stripes and collar decorated with cobalt swags. Restoration to spout. Restoration to curving crack under right side of decoration which curves down towards base and onto underside. Approximately 7" hairline at base extending around to reverse side of pitcher. Restored base chip. H 14".
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