Lot #: 186
Price Realized: $480.00
($400 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.
Exceptional Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Spittoon, Palatine, WV origin, circa 1885, cylindrical form with carved, semi-circular opening at shoulder and recessed top with central circular opening, decorated around the body with five alternating stenciled designs of a rose and a rose with berries. Additionally decorated below the opening at the shoulder with a stenciled rose-and-star motif. Opening at shoulder decorated with cobalt stripes along the interior edge and a cobalt highlight around its border. Top decorated with a series of brushed wavy stripes. The finest Palatine, WV stoneware spittoon that we have seen. A 3 1/2" jagged crack to top edge, which includes a thin 3 1/2" crack and 1 1/4" crack descending from it on the exterior. Otherwise excellent condition. H 4 3/4" ; D 7 7/8".
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