Lot #: 427
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitchers, Mid-Atlantic origin, mid 19th century, a one-gallon pitcher with floral and foliate decorations and a brushed heart at spout, attributed to Henry Harrison Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, paired with a one-and-a-half-gallon pitcher with swag-and-hanging-flower motif, Baltimore, MD origin. Remmey pitcher with poorly-restored handle, a large area of restoration to collar on reverse, a large spot of salt residue to reverse, and a base chip. Other pitcher with restoration to base and restoration to a Y-shaped crack on left side body of pitcher, restoration to spout, a small chip to molding at base of collar, a tiny chip to underside at edge, and unrestored hairlines.
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