Lot #: 44
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Scarce Stoneware Mug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to D.P. Shenfelder, Reading, PA, circa 1870, barrel-form mug with heavily-tooled foot and shoulder, decorated with a brushed cobalt tulip extending up the front. Circular cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a thin in-the-firing contact mark to front. H 5".
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