Lot #: 227
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
Very Rare One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, Stenciled "RICHEY & HAMILTON / PALATINE / W.VA.", circa 1875, semi-ovoid pitcher with tall, flaring collar, featuring Richey & Hamilton maker's stenciling with stenciled flourish at center. Elaborate stenciled floral motif on each side, featuring a rose, tulip, and bluebells. Freehand cobalt stripes to spout and along base of collar. Cobalt stripes to handle and highlights to handle terminals. The first pitcher by this maker we have ever offered. Provenance: Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor's parents decades ago. Large professional restoration to spout. A hairline across underside, extending 4 1/2" up left side of pitcher's front. Some very faint surface crazing to collar, not visible on interior. A minor in-the-firing base chip. H 10 7/8".
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