Lot #: 273
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Floral Decoration, Rockingham County, VA origin, mid 19th century, ovoid pitcher with tall collar and tooled rim, decorated with a large brushed flower extending from a leafy stem, the blossom with splayed petals and scalloped tip. Collar decorated with brushed dashes. Decoration is very light, and may be either cobalt or manganese. Excellent form. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, which descended in a Virginia family. Excellent, as-made condition with a tiny spout nick and tiny rim nick, as well as a 2 1/2" in-the-firing separation line on interior of collar, which is not visible on the exterior.
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