Lot #: 139
Price Realized: $1,380.00
($1,200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Extremely Rare Staunton, VA Stoneware Advertising Pitcher, Western PA origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid pitcher with tall, flaring collar and ribbed handle, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising on the reverse "I.H. PLECKER / STAUNTON, VA". Stenciled arrow below name and stenciled leaves at base. Front with light, abstracting stenciling. A particularly rare example of Western Pennsylvania or Southern Shenandoah Valley stoneware. This recent discovery is the only stenciled Staunton pitcher we have seen. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, consigned from West Virginia. Rim chips. Two chips and surface wear to raised areas of handle. Some light wear to surface. H 9 1/8".
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