Lot #: 289
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Henry H. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1835, ovoid pitcher with footed base and short collar, decorated around the body with an undulating leafy stem bearing fan-shaped flowers, extending under the base of the handle. Horizontal floral decoration to collar. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Some exfoliation to surface. A minor, glazed-over ping to far edge of spout. A miniscule nick to spout. A thin 3 1/2" crack from rim on reverse. A 3/4" in-the-firing iron ping to base on reverse. H 14".
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