Lot #: 386
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Extremely Rare Miniature Salt-Glazed Stoneware Pitcher with Hand-Modeled Face, probably Virginia origin, circa 1860-1880, ovoid-bodied pitcher with flared collar and applied handle, the front decorated with a depressed human face with pinched nose and incised eyes and mouth. This pitcher is the first example of American stoneware we have seen with a face decorated in this manner. A 3/8" glazed-over chip to side of spout, which occurred in the firing. A 3/8" in-the-firing base chip. Provenance: Found in North Carolina. H 3".
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