Lot #: 451
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 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.
Rare Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Pitcher with Iron Slip Decoration, attributed to Thomas Chandler, Edgefield, SC, circa 1845, highly-ovoid pitcher with flared collar with rounded rim, the surface covered in a greenish alkaline glaze and decorated around the body and along the collar with a sweeping slip-trailed foliate design in iron slip. Excellent form with strong decoration. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a Southeastern Virginia collection amassed decades ago. An in-the-firing separation on underside, not visible on interior. A very large section of spout and right side of collar restored (approximately 35% of collar). Handle restored. Hairlines on underside, extending onto base. H 9 1/2".
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