Lot #: 396
Price Realized: $862.50
($750 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.
Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to E.B. Hyssong, Huntingdon County, PA, third quarter 19th century, well-potted pitcher with highly-ovoid body and heavily-tooled rim molding, decorated around the body with a brushed cobalt flowering vine design. Collar decorated with cobalt swags. Additional swags flaking the spout. Excellent form with strong decoration. Thin horizontal crack through handle. Handle still very stable. A chip to spout and an in-the-firing stone ping to right side of spout. Small chip to right side of rim. Some minor nicks to rim molding. Base chips, the largest measuring approximately 1 3/8". Tight 1 1/2", in-the-firing X-shaped surface line on reverse, not visible on interior.
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