Lot #: 349
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Folky Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1820-1835, thin-walled, ovoid pitcher with rounded foot and tooled collar, the front decorated with a large brushed daisy plant with leafy branches extending to the left and right. Base of handle decorated with two large tulips extending around the body of the pitcher to the left and right. Collar decorated with a wavy cobalt stripe. Exceptional decoration with good color. 1 1/2" x 1" shallow base chip on reverse. Some restoration to collar. Two hairlines visible on interior of collar. Restoration to tip of spout. Restored horizontal crack in handle. Very minor 3/4" line at base. Contact mark on reverse. H 13 3/4".
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