Lot #: 449
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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Smith & Day, Norwalk, CT, circa 1840, ovoid pitcher with tooled rim, the front decorated with a stylized budding plant motif above a series of scalloped swags. Cobalt highlights to capacity mark. Provenance: Collection of Harry Meyer, McDonald, PA. A 7" crack from rim on side of pitcher. Two in-the-firing contact marks to left side of pitcher. A slightly-recessed spot to right side of pitcher. Some staining to surface. A 1 1/8" salt drip to side of pitcher.
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