Lot #: 524
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1850, ovoid pitcher with slightly-flared collar, decorated around the body with a series of brushed swags and hanging flowers. Swag decoration flanking the spout and brushed foliate or tulip blossom motifs on each side of the collar. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a glaze drip descending front of pitcher and a smooth, glazed-over nick to rim on reverse.
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