Lot #: 113
Price Realized: $1,380.00
($1,200 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.
Rare Three-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Impressed Decoration, possibly NJ, second half 19th century, highly ovoid pitcher with tooled and cobalt-highlighted bands, narrow, spoutless opening, and heavily-ribbed handle, decorated with impressed geometric designs and hand-incised floral motifs. Decorated filled with cobalt slip. Base of handle decorated with a floral motif. Brushed "2" under handle. A skillfully-thrown and ambitiously-decorated example with heavy Germanic influence. Near mint condition with a base chip and a shallow chip on interior of rim, both of which appear to be in-the-making. H 16 1/2".
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