Lot #: 452
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 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.
Rare Pair of Miniature Redware Presentation Pitchers, attributed to Jacob Medinger, Limerick Township, Montgomery County, PA, early 20th century, made for sisters, both of ovoid form with flared collars, decorated with sponged manganese over a mottled orange and green ground. One incised "Ellen S", the other incised "Susie S". Few presentation pieces by Jacob Medinger are known. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market pair, purchased at an auction in Bucks County, PA. Both in as-made condition, the "Susie S" pitcher with an in-the-firing separation at the center of the handle. H (of Susie S pitcher) 3 1/2".
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