Lot #: 360
Price Realized: $708.00
($600 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Batter Pail with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "EVAN R. JONES / PITTSTON, PA", circa 1875, ovoid pail with tubular pouring spout, handle at base on reverse, and wood-and-wire bail handle, decorated on the reverse with a large brushed tulip. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark, surrounding base of spout, and accenting the applied clay ears. A minuscule nick to spout. Some fry to cobalt. Some faint surface lines to side of pail at shoulder, not visible on interior.
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