Lot #: 509
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
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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