Lot #: 287
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1865, ovoid pitcher with tall collar and heavily-tooled rim molding, decorated across the body with a two-stemmed flowering plant. Swag decoration to collar and flanking the spout. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A small, serifed one-gallon capacity mark appears on the pitcher's front. A large in-the-firing contact mark, including a surface chip, to right side of pitcher. An additional small in-the-firing contact mark to left side of pitcher's front and a larger in-the-firing contact mark to left side of pitcher. An in-the-firing separation to lower handle terminal. A 1" in-the-firing flake to handle. A small in-the-firing chip to rim on reverse. A tiny-in-the-firing chip to spout. A crack around base of pitcher indicates the pitcher's base may have been reglued.
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