Lot #: 393
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Very Rare Salt-Glazed Stoneware Toby Pitcher, Impressed "AO," attributed to Arthur Osborne, New England origin, late 19th century, molded pitcher in the form of a laughing man's bust with tricorn hat, the interior covered in a Albany slip glaze. Underside impressed "AO," for Arthur Osborne, the chief decorator at the Low Art Tile Works, Chelsea, Massachusetts. Osborne is best-known for producing a number of ceramic art tiles depicting classical or pastoral scenes for this company during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Reglued handle. Otherwise excellent condition. H 8 1/4".
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