Lot #: 444
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 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.
Rockingham-Glazed Herons-in-Bullrushes Covered Ale Pitcher, attributed to E. & W. Bennett, Baltimore, MD, circa 1869-1874, molded pitcher with elaborate relief decoration of standing herons surrounded by bullrushes. Oak branch motif above and twig handle with entwined snake. Perforated spout in the form of a goat's head. Includes original lid with branch motif and acorn finial. Surface covered in a streaky reddish-brown glaze over a cream-colored ground. Pitcher in rarely-found excellent condition with a minor flake to one heron wing and some minor in-the-firing chips to underside. Underside with traces of old white paint residue, unrelated to any sort of restoration. Lid in rarely-found excellent condition. H (including lid) 10 1/2".
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