Lot #: 73
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.
Exceptional Shenandoah Valley Multi-Glazed Redware Tankard Pitcher, Strasburg, VA origin, circa 1890, large-sized tankard pitcher with tooled base, flared rim, and ribbed handle, the surface decorated with streaks of green and brown over a cream-colored ground. This example is slightly taller and wide than most or all multi-glazed tankard pitchers we have ever offered. The vast majority of multi-glazed tankard pitchers are found with moderate to significant glaze wear, chips, or repair. This example survives in difficult-to-find, outstanding condition, having seen minimal use and retaining a brilliant luster to surface. One of the finest examples of the form we have ever offered. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in West Virginia. Excellent condition with a glazed-over, in-the-making flake to side of spout. Other very minor rim and spout wear. Some staining to rim. Glazed surface on exterior and interior remains in remarkable, essentially-as-made condition with no flaking. H 10 1/8".
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