Lot #: 251
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 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.
Scarce One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, Stenciled "WILLIAMS & REPPERT. / GREENSBORO. PA.", circa 1885, ovoid pitcher with tall, flaring collar, the body featuring Williams & Reppert maker's stenciling surrounding a stenciled foliate motif. Collar decorated with three columns of freehand dashes. Freehand stripes to rim, base of collar, above stenciling, and at base of pitcher. Desirable form. Provenance: Collection of Lorren Lambert, Staunton, VA. A V-shaped hairline on underside, with half of V continuing 3 1/2" up front and touching edge of "W" in "WILLIAMS" and other half of V extending 2 1/4" up side of pitcher. A small iron ping to front. Majority of pitcher is covered in varnish, although no restoration is evident.
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