Lot #: 238
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.
Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Manganese Floral Decoration, Huntingdon County, PA origin, mid 19th century, ovoid pitcher with narrow collar and tooling to midsection and rim, the front decorated in reddish-brown manganese slip with a brushed wavy stem bearing leaves and a tulip blossom with splayed petals. Brushed manganese highlights to spout area, handle terminals, along with two small flowers brushed on each side of the collar. Few manganese-decorated pitchers from this region are known. Some exfoliation to manganese slip decoration, which appears to have occurred in the firing. Otherwise excellent condition with a tiny base nick.
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