Lot #: 62
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Diminutive Stoneware Folk Art Presentation Pitcher, probably Ohio origin, late 19th century, Albany-slip-glazed pitcher with incised bark surface, decorated with applied stars surrounding the initials "R.D.S". Surface additionally decorated with applied sawed limbs, knot holes, and a flower head. Handle with applied sawed limbs and three impressed screw head at terminal. Albany slip glazed surface. Minor nick to spout. Chips to some of the applied designs. H 6 1/4".
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