Lot #: 143
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, probably NJ origin, circa 1855, ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooling to body and collar, decorated with a slip-trailed plant bearing several groups of graduated leaves. Spout inscribed "1 G.", flanked by a flourish with spots. Provenance: Collection of Harry Meyer, McDonald, PA. A restored 9" crack to side of pitcher. A restored chip to interior of spout, where it meets to rim.
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