Lot #: 382
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, attributed to Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1875, ovoid pitcher with footed base, tooled collar, and rounded rim molding, decorated with five large groups of leaves brushed around the midsection. Collar and spout decorated with brushed cobalt swags. Impressed "1 1/2" within a circle on front. Some fry to cobalt. Minor, glazed-over 1 1/2" line on left side of spout. Thin 2 1/4" crack on underside, continuing 7" up side of pitcher. Black marker inscription on underside.
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