Lot #: 144
Price Realized: $862.50
($750 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.
Multi-Glazed Redware Cuspidor, Strasburg, VA origin, circa 1890, with narrow, heavily-tooled midsection and tall, flaring collar, the surface decorated with splashed copper and manganese over cream-colored slip. Clear lead overglaze. Excellent color. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, consigned from the Midwestern U.S. 1 1/4" rim chip. Rim with additional wear and several other minor nicks. Minor, 1/2" surface line, visible on exterior of rim only. Minor, short line at base. H 6 3/4" ; Diameter 7 1/2".
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