Lot #: 458
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 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.
Very Rare Quart-Sized Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Tulip Decoration, attributed to Charles F. Decker's Keystone Pottery, Chucky Valley, TN, late 19th century, ovoid-bodied pitcher with footed base and heavily-tooled collar, decorated on the front with a brushed cobalt tulip, on the right side with second tulip, and the left side with a large leaf. Brushed stripes flanking the spout and highlights to the handle terminals. Excellent size with classic Decker decoration and form. Few pieces of this quality have come to auction in the past several years. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in Southwestern Virginia. A 1 1/8" flake on interior of rim. Additional smaller rim and spout chips. A 7/8" base chip. A 1 1/4" in-the-firing separation line in underside. H 7".
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