Lot #: 69
Price Realized: $2,012.50
($1,750 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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 Three-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Dated and Initialed in Cobalt "1839 / H.K.," probably Midwestern origin, large-sized bulbous pitcher with unusually short and narrow collar embellished with incised bands; ribbed handle with rare tail-like lower terminal; front of pitcher decorated with brushed cobalt leaves in a cross-like pattern; sides and spout decorated with additional leaf-like brushwork. Side of pitcher features the brushed cobalt inscription "1839 / H.K." Pitcher is impressed with a reverse "3" on the front. The brushed inscription and unusually large size make this pitcher an exceptional example of the form. Thin crack on underside, extending 4 1/2" along base on front, and 7/8" on reverse. Faint and small V-shaped line on shoulder. Minor rim wear. H 15".
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