Lot #: 288
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1860, ovoid-bodied pitcher with pronounced foot and tooled rim, decorated with a brushed cobalt hanging flower motif on the front and swags to its left and right. Collar decorated with swags on each side as well as flanking the spout. Restoration to spout and 3" section of rim, including some of decoration. Restoration to horizontal crack at top of handle and restoration to lower handle terminal, with some touch-up to cobalt. Restoration to 5" section of foot. 4 1/4" hairline from rim. Contact mark on right side. H 10 1/2".
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