Lot #: 284
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Unusual Stoneware Pitcher with Fine Cobalt Leaf Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, third quarter 19th century, highly-ovoid pitcher with footed base, applied strap handle, and narrow collar with heavy molding at base, the front decorated with an artistic slip-trailed design of three detailed leaves joined at the stem. Pitcher's handle includes an original hole in upper terminal to allow it be fitted with a metal lid. An approximately 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" section of spout/rim reglued, with short hairline descending from it. Two hairlines to collar / shoulder area, one with tiny nick out of rim. An additional very short hairline from rim on reverse. H 10".
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