Lot #: 141
Price Realized: $2,300.00
($2,000 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Very Rare Shenandoah Valley Triple-Spouted Redware Pitcher, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890, with vase-like form, having a highly bulbous midsection, pronounced foot, and flared rim fashioned with three spouts. Surface covered in cream-colored slip and decorated with daubs of green and brown. Interior and exterior covered in a clear lead glaze. Exceptional form. Pictured on p. 99 of William Wiltshire's Folk Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley. Horizontal crack in base of handle. Base chips. Wear to rim. In-the-making dryness to surface around section of base, due to a lack of glaze. H 7".
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