Lot #: 106
Price Realized: $885.00
($750 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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 Three-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to David Parr, Sr., Baltimore, MD, circa 1825, highly-ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooled rim, decorated with a central band of conjoined tulips below a swag-and-hanging tulip motif. Additional conjoined tulip decoration to collar. Brushed stripes to rim and base. Impressed "3" on collar. Exceptional size with strong decoration. Large restoration to spout. 3 1/4" crack from rim on reverse. Horizontal crack in lower handle terminal. H 14 1/2".
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