Lot #: 418
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 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-Gallon Connecticut Stoneware Pitcher with Incised and Freehand Decoration, Stamped "J. DUNTZE / NEW-HAVEN," CT origin, circa 1825, ovoid pitcher with tooling to collar and midsection, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted flower head on the front. Cobalt decorated with brushed cobalt drape motif. A difficult-to-find Connecticut maker and form. Provenance: Collection of Harry Meyer, McDonald, PA. Chipping to spout and rim. A faint 3/4" hairline from rim on reverse. Mottling to surface. A semi-circular in-the-firing contact mark near base. Height 11 1/4".
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