Lot #: 246
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.
Rare Salt-Glazed Stoneware Floor Vase with Applied Foliage and Berries, Molded from Life, probably Pennsylvania, circa 1890, ovoid-bodied vase with flared rim, decorated with a raised stucco-like surface with molded and applied stems bearing leaves and berries, the interior and exteror surface covered in a salt glaze. Exceptional large size. This piece is excellent demonstration of the utilitarian stoneware school melding the rising Arts and Crafts style during the late 19th century. Provenance: Found in Williamsport, PA. Expected losses to the applied decoration, particularly to the delicate leaves. Rim chips. Glazed-over lines at base. H 17 3/4".
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