Lot #: 284
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
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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