Lot #: 548
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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.
Rare Presentation Redware Hunt Scene Pitcher, probably New Jersey origin, second or third quarter 19th century, large-sized, hound-handled pitcher with molded design of hounds overtaking a stag on one side, the opposite side with design of dogs attacking a boar. Collar with relief grapes design. Surface covered in a streaky, Rockingham-style manganese glaze over a reddish-orange clay ground. Shoulder with applied cream-colored clay letters "JOHN DE MOLITOR". Overlying clear lead glaze to surface. Large, approximately 4 1/2" x 2" reglued section at spout. Additional spout chips. Flakes to lettering. A few small flakes on one side. H (to top of handle) 10 5/8".
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