Lot #: 453
Price Realized: $826.00
($700 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to William Nichols, Poughkeepsie, NY, circa 1823, ovoid pitcher with short, narrow collar and tooling to shoulder and rim, the front decorated with a stylized floral motif featuring a foliate spray emanating from a series of graduated circles. Brushed cobalt highlight to upper handle terminal. Few pitchers by this early Poughkeepsie maker are known. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. One spout chip. Some minor rim wear. Several base chips. A Y-shaped hairline on underside, continuing 5 1/2" up far right side of pitcher's front. H 14".
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