Lot #: 347
Price Realized: $540.00
($450 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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 Clover Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1865, ovoid pitcher with semi-rounded rim, decorated on the front with a two-stemmed clover plant motif as well as along the collar with brushed clovers. Spout decorated with foliate brushwork. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Areas of restoration including a small area of painted touch-up to base of decoration. A small in-the-firing flaw to interior of rim where spout meets rim. A faint 2 1/4" line from rim on side of pitcher near reverse.
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