Lot #: 192
Price Realized: $1,840.00
($1,600 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 Stoneware Flowerpot with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Wells & Richards, Reading, PA, circa 1845, tapered pot with stepped rim, tooled shoulder, and attached saucer, decorated around the shoulder with brushed cobalt leaf and flower design. Additional cobalt brushed around rim of saucer. Decorated stoneware flowerpots, particularly from the state of Pennsylvania are unusual. In-the-firing crazing to surface. Three hairlines from rim, measuring 5 1/4", 2 1/2", and 2 1/4". H 7 1/2".
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