Lot #: 156
Price Realized: $1,180.00
($1,000 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.
Fine Tanware Pitcher, New Geneva or Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1885, ovoid pitcher with tall, flaring collar and high-arching strap handle, the body decorated in Albany slip with three vertically-brushed fuchsia designs, emanating from a freehand stripe. Collar profusely-decorated with horizontal flowers flanking a central vine, applied between graduated swags and two freehand stripes. Albany slip stripes to handle and highlights to handle terminals. Excellent condition with a very faint Y-shaped line on underside. H 6 3/8".
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