Lot #: 372
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Large-Sized Tanware Pitcher, New Geneva or Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1885, ovoid pitcher with slightly-flared collar, decorated in Albany slip with a freehand fuchsia vine design. Collar with freehand vining flanking a dash-decorated spout. Albany slip stripes to bottom edge, base of collar and rim. Albany slip dashes to left and right edges of handle and Albany slip highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: David Musser Collection. Restored rim chips. An additional small, unrestored rim chip. A chip to base of handle. H 9 1/2".
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