Lot #: 246
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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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