Lot #: 450
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 narrow base and pinched pouring spout, the front decorated with a stylized slip-trailed floral design including swag-like trails. Provenance: Collection of Harry Meyer, McDonald, PA. A 2 1/4" flaked area to underside. A chip where spout meets rim of pitcher. A tiny rim nick on reverse. An in-the-firing contact mark to reverse. Two small in-the-firing contact marks to right of decoration. A faint 3" surface line to far right side of pitcher's front. A minor chip or in-the-firing ping to lower handle terminal.
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