Lot #: 43
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 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 One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, Inscribed "G Y", Ohio origin, circa 1865, ovoid pitcher with flared collar and semi-squared rim molding, the front decorated with a brushed stylized plant motif. Left side of pitcher decorated with the large brushed-cobalt initials, "G Y". Right side with abstract spot decorations. Collar decorated with a series of spots at its base, two stripes flanking the spout, and a cobalt highlight around the rim. Heavy spotted cobalt decoration to handle. Folky form and decoration. Provenance: Collection of Harry Meyer, McDonald, PA. Rim chips and a chip to left side of spout, where it meets the pitcher's rim. Two minor base nicks.
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