Lot #: 25
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Extremely Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Carriage Foot Warmer, Northeastern U.S. origin, second half 19th century, cylindrical form with rounded top edge and flattened top, the side fitted with a circular bunghole. Decorated completely around the circumference with a boldly-brushed floral design. Cobalt spots to bunghole and flourish below. The first example of this form in American stoneware we have offered. 1 1/4" chip to top edge. Two minor chips to bottom edge. 1 1/2" in-the-firing, partially glazed-over crack on top surface, continuing 4" to left of bunghole. Diameter 11 5/8" ; H 4 7/8".
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