Lot #: 534
Price Realized: $1,121.00
($950 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.
Fine Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "A.P. DONAGHHO / Parkersburg W.VA", circa 1875, ovoid pitcher with tall collar and semi-squared rim, decorated with freehand leaf or tree motif along the spout, flanked diamond-shaped groups of graduated dashes. Decorated along the body with straight and wavy stripes above and below A.P. Donaghho maker's stenciling. Desirable form with unusually strong decoration for this maker. Restored handle. Two sealed hairlines to collar, measuring 3 1/2" and 3 1/4". Some restoration to rim. A small rim chip and small, inverted U-shaped line to rim. H 8 3/4".
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