Lot #: 470
Price Realized: $826.00
($700 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 Six-Gallon Stoneware with Profuse Freehand Cobalt Decoration and Pittsburgh, PA Advertising, circa 1865, large-sized, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, featuring the stenciled advertising, "From / R. PEET. / 21. diamond. / pittsburgh", flanked by graduated cobalt dashes. Lavishly-decorated above with freehand stripes, vining, and unusual pointed and rounded tulip motifs. Base with additional freehand vining and a freehand "6", underscored by a stripe. Restoration throughout. An in-the-firing contact mark to front. H 16 1/2".
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