Lot #: 392
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 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.
Rare and Fine Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Clover Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1865, elegantly-potted pitcher with footed base, heavily-tooled midsection, and flared collar, the handle finely-modeled with heavy ribbing and a triangular lower terminal. Front of pitcher decorated with a two-stemmed clover plant below four groups of swags on the collar. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. An exceptionally-well-potted example of a desirable form. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a thirty-five year Midwestern collection. A 3 1/2" line to left side of spout. Paint on interior of rim, possibly some sort of restoration. H 8 3/4".
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