Lot #: 64
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Scarce Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Ellenville or Poughkeepsie, NY origin, circa 1875, approximately one-gallon stoneware pitcher with ovoid waist and tooled rim molding, decorated with a slip-trailed bird on branch design, accented with dotted berry-like trails. Spout decorated with three wavy trails of cobalt slip. 3 1/2" hairline, extending up from base on front and extending 2 1/4" onto underside. 3 1/2" line in shoulder, which does not go through to interior. Small spout chip. Minor 3/8" line in spout above handle, which does not go through to interior. Small base chips. H 10 7/8".
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