Lot #: 372
Price Realized: $840.00
($700 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "A .KEISTER & .CO / STRASBURG .VA.," circa 1850, ovoid pitcher with heavily-tooled collar, decorated with a horizontal design of two opposing Germanic tulips. Foliate brushwork over maker's mark. Additional foliate brushwork to the spout and flanking the spout. Desirable maker, form, and size. Restoration to the left and right sides of the pitcher's body, including some restoration extending onto front involving small spots of the decorations. Additional unrestored, light exfoliation to front. A firing crack extending partway through lower handle terminal. Rim and base chips. H 13 3/4".
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