Lot #: 372
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt and Iron Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, late 18th or early 19th century, highly-ovoid pitcher with footed base, tooled shoulder, and heavy incising to collar. Decorated on the front with a brushed cobalt spot and on the collar with a dipped iron-oxide slip. This combined use of cobalt and iron slips is rarely seen. Missing handle. A tight spider crack on underside, which forms a tight 4" Y on reverse side of pitcher. A chip to interior of spout and an in-the-firing, partially glazed-over rim chip on reverse.
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