Lot #: 404
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 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.
Unusual Stoneware Pitcher with Albany Slip Decoration, probably WV origin, circa 1885, ovoid pitcher with footed base, tall collar, and incised sine-wave decoration around midsection, the surface dipped in chocolate-brown Albany slip and decorated with floral and vine motifs in darker Albany slip. A long wide crack from rim on side of pitcher, which extends onto body, where it forms a reversed J. Spout with a minor chip and a minor worn spot (possibly in-the-firing). Base with minor in-the-firing chipping to bottom edge.
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