Lot #: 83
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1825, narrow pitcher with rounded shoulder and tall collar with tooled rim, heavily-decorated around the body with brushed tulips and swags extending from a central stem. Cobalt band around rim. Cobalt swags flanking the spout. Dashed cobalt brushwork on the sides of the collar. Large cobalt circles surrounding the handle terminals. An impressive piece, in need of restoration. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a Mid-Atlantic collection amassed during the 1950s-1970s. Missing handle. Significant loss to spout. Additional glazed-over flake to side of spout. Significant chipping to rim. Some crazing to surface. Several small flakes to front. Several small base chips. Numerous cracks to underside. H 14 1/4".
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