Lot #: 255
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Bird Decoration, New York State origin, third quarter 19th century, ovoid-bodied pitcher with tall collar and squared rim molding, the front decorated with a slip-trailed design of a spotted bird perched on a branch with scrolled ends. Slip-trailed "1" surrounded by dots below. 2 1/2" diagonal crack from rim. 1" in-the-firing separation to right side of lower handle terminal. Some small shallow chips to rim.
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