Lot #: 281
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.
Tanware Pitcher, New Geneva or Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1880, ovoid pitcher with tall, flaring collar, decorated in Albany slip with fuchsia vine design between freehand dashes and a freehand stripe. Collar decorated with stylized flourishes below brushed drapes. Freehand stripes to handle and Albany slip highlights to handle terminals. A 5/8" chip to side of rim. Two tiny nicks and minor wear to rim. Wax residue to underside. H 6 1/2".
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