Lot #: 15
Price Realized: $2,880.00
($2,400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 and Fine Diminutive Stoneware Flowerpot with Cobalt Decoration, probably New Haven, CT, circa 1830, tapered pot with attached saucer, the vessel's rim with delicate scalloped carving, the saucer rim with sawtoothed edge. Flowerpot decorated with abstract foliate brushwork on the front and reverse. Rim of pot and saucer edged in cobalt. Among the smallest and earliest American stoneware flowerpots that we have seen. Very nice condition with chips to rim of saucer and minor wear to rim of flowerpot. H 3 1/4" ; Diam. (across top) 4 1/2".
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