Lot #: 371
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1875, ovoid pitcher with footed base, tooled collar, and squared rim, decorated with a large horizontal floral motif flanked by swags. Spout decorated with swags flanking a series of dashes. Additional small swag motifs to sides of collar. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some in-the-firing dryness to cobalt.
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