Lot #: 85
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Leaf Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1870, ovoid pitcher with semi-squared rim molding, decorated around the body with a large brushed leaf design. Collar and spout decorated with brushed swags. Essentially as-made condition. An approximately 1 3/4" in-the-firing chip / contact mark to reverse with 3/4" piece of clay adhered to surface above. Additional smaller contact marks to front, some with adhered bits of clay.
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