Lot #: 420
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Southeastern PA origin, circa 1860, ovoid pitcher with footed base and elaborate rim molding, decorated around the body with a brushed cobalt swag and hanging flower decoration design. Brushed leaves or flowers around collar and stripes along the spout. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A small in-the-firing base chip and a small post-firing base chip. A thin 3/4" in-the-firing chip to body. In-the-firing recessed contact mark on side of pitcher. A thin crack and chip in lower handle terminal. A small rim chip.
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