Lot #: 57
Price Realized: $690.00
($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.
Rare One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "L.D. FUNKHOUSER & CO / STRASBURG, VA," circa 1880, ovoid pitcher with splayed foot, profusely-decorated with a cobalt swag and hanging flower decoration. Spout decorated with cobalt swags. Rim decorated with cobalt dashes. Provenance: From a thirty-year VA collection. Restoration to base of handle. Restoration to rim and section of collar, including three cobalt dashes on one side. Faint lines and some restoration to base. H 12".
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