Lot #: 362
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Exceptional Slip-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher with Elaborate Applied Tree and Grape Vine Decoration, probably Ohio origin, late 19th century, ovoid pitcher with tooled shoulder and flared rim, the surface profusely-decorated with an applied clay design of trees flanking two opposing grape vines. Surface covered in a dark Albany slip glaze over whitish clay and decorated with highly unusual yellow slip spots. A wonderful example of ceramic folk art. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in the Midwestern U.S. Three rim chips. A loss to one tree leaf, a chip to one tree leaf, and a chip to vine. H 7 7/8".
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