Lot #: 72
Price Realized: $1,955.00
($1,700 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.
Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1855, ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooled rim, decorated with a large brushed flowering plant including tulips, buds, and heavily-leaved stems. Additional swag decorations to the left and right. Collar decorated with hanging tulips. Spout decorated with inverted swags. Base of handle decorated with highly unusual hanging tulip decoration. Excellent size and strong decoration. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a minor glazed-over chip on interior of spout.
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