Lot #: 451
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 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.
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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