Lot #: 356
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.
Half-Gallon Stoneware Presentation Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Inscribed "Wiese," attributed to Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1875, ovoid pitcher with rounded footed and rim and incised line accents to rim and body. Decorated with two large cobalt tulips flanking the incised and cobalt-highlighted name "Wiese". Additional swag decoration below the rim on each side as well as flanking the spout. A rare example of Philadelphia stoneware. Rim chip on reverse. Chip on interior of spout, where spout meets rim of pitcher. Base chip. Thin spidering crack at base on right side of pitcher. In-the-firing semi-circular wrinkle in clay on underside, which does not extend through to interior. Some fry to far edge of floral decoration on left. H 9".
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