Lot #: 363
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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.
Stoneware Stump-Form Pitcher with Relief Bark and Bird Motifs, probably Ohio, circa 1890, tankard-form pitcher in the form a tree stump with sawed limbs and three relief designs of a songbird on branch. Exterior covered in an Albany slip glaze. Interior covered in a Bristol slip glaze. Approximately 4 3/4" crack from rim on reverse. 2 1/2" hairline from rim, not visible on exterior. Two minor base chips. Some overfiring to Albany slip. H 8 3/4".
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