J.M. HICKERSON / STRASBURG, VA Stoneware Pitcher

October 31, 2009 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 261

Price Realized: $2,070.00

($1,800 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Rare Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "J.M. HICKERSON / STRASBURG, VA," circa 1880, stylishly-thrown, narrow-bodied pitcher with flared base, ovoid midsection, and tall collar. Decorated with brushed cobalt swags flanking a flower around the midsection. Collar decorated with inverted cobalt swags and dashed brushwork along the spout. An excellent, newly-surfaced example of Hickerson stoneware. Desirable form and small size. 1 1/4" x 1/2" base chip. Two additional small base chips. 4 1/2" hairline extending up from base. A very faint 3" Y-shaped hairline at base, which continues onto underside. 3/8" hairline to rim, which does not extend through to interior, and likely occurred in the firing. H 10 1/4".