Lot #: 440
Price Realized: $180.00
($150 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.
Five Rockingham Hunter Pitchers, attributed to E. & W. Bennett, Baltimore, MD, mid 19th century, three with hound handles and two with twig handles, all depicting a relief scene of a kneeling hunter with gun and dog facing pheasants in a tree. One pitcher with hunter and pheasants on opposite sides than the remaining four. Another with original holes for lid. Surfaces covered in various mottled amber glazes over a cream-colored ground. Larger twig-handled pitcher in excellent condition. Middle-sized hound-handled pitcher with surface lines to underside, not visible on interior, and a minor nick to head of dog on side of pitcher. Smaller twig-handled pitcher with a small chip to handle and light surface wear. Smallest hound-handled pitcher with a restored rim chip, a short crack from rim, and minor surface wear. Largest with a long crack from rim descending from a small rim chip and a small worn spot to top of hound handle. H (of tallest) 9 7/8".
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