Lot #: 187
Price Realized: $92.00
($80 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 Miniature Redware Pitchers, American, 19th century, both of ovoid form with flared rims and ribbed strap handles, one covered in a blackish lead and manganese glaze, the other covered in a lead glaze over a reddish-brown ground. Provenance: William Kelly Young Collection. Black-glazed example with thin crack from rim and professional restoration to rim and spout. Second pitcher with heavy wear to rim, wear to handle and midsection, and two small base chips. H (of black-glazed example) 3 1/2".
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