Lot #: 372
Price Realized: $891.25
($775 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 Miniature Southern Stoneware Pitcher, Incised "E. O. Heit," attributed to the Sugg Pottery, Erect, Randolph County, North Carolina, circa 1894-1896, ovoid-bodied pitcher with flared rim and wide strap handle, covered in a crude Albany slip glaze and incised across the midsection "E.O. Heit". A nearly identical pitcher, also incised "E.O. Heit," is in the collection of the Mint Museums in North Carolina. Literature: Nearly identical pitcher pictured in North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of the Mint Museums, University of North Carolina Press, 2004, p. 183, fig. 365. A similar example, dug at the Sugg site and signed "Heitman," is pictured on p. 183, fig. 366. Old filled chip to left side of spout. H 3 1/2".
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