Lot #: 280
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
1 1/2 Gal. Stoneware Pitcher with Leaf Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, possibly Connecticut, circa 1820, ovoid pitcher with tall, narrow collar, decorated with a brushed cobalt foliate motif on the front and drapes around the collar. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A Y-shaped crack on underside, continuing 8" up reverse. A rim chip on reverse. A few in-the-firing contact marks to surface. A 1 3/4" hairline from rim on side of collar.
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