Lot #: 509
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Elaborate Cobalt Triple-Tulip Decoration, attributed to the Remmey Pottery, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1865, finely-potted, ovoid pitcher with footed base, flared collar, and applied handle, the body heavily-decorated with three tulips emanating from a stripe at the base. Additional cobalt swag decoration interspersed between the tulips. Collar decorated with five groups of graduated swags. This example features outstanding color and an unusual triple-tulip design, more elaborate than the Remmeys' typical double-tulip motif. Restoration to spout. Restoration to surface along leaf below left tulip.
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