Lot #: 124
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 One-Quart Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1875, small-sized, ovoid pitcher with footed base and tall collar accented with a tooled line, the front decorated with a split-stemmed plant with drooping blossoms flanked by swags. Spout decorated with freehand dashes. Cobalt swags to each side of the collar. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A difficult-to-find size for this maker. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a forty-year Maryland collection. A 3 3/4" vertical line on reverse, extending across underside, and onto front and side as a long curving line. An additional 3 1/2" horizontal hairline to front. A 3" x 1 1/2" restored wedge to rim and spout area, with an approximately 2" hairline descending from it. A thin, sealed crack across underside, extending from underside as a long curving line on front. H 7 1/2".
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