Lot #: 404
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1880, ovoid pitcher with flared collar and tooled rim, decorated with large brushed leaves around the body. Cobalt swag decoration to spout and collar. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Network of hairlines on underside, some of which continue onto base. An in-the-firing iron ping to spout.
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