Lot #: 622
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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.
Four Pieces of Spongeware, American, late 19th century, two pitcher, a spittoon, and a chamberpot, all decorated with blue sponging over a whitish ground. Larger pitcher with restored spout, two other restored spots, heavy lines to underside, and a line on interior of rim. Smaller pitcher with base chips, hairlines from rim, wear to handle, a large spout chip, and two smaller spout nicks. Chamberpot with 2 1/2" hairline from rim and light wear to rim. Spittoon with rim chips, a crack from rim, and a hairline from rim. H (of taller pitcher) 9 3/8".
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