Lot #: 396
Price Realized: $780.00
($650 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.
Exceptional Stoneware Presentation Pitcher with Profuse Incised Figural Decoration, Westerwald, Germany origin, 19th century, ovoid form with footed base and tooled rim, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a goose within a wreath, along with raised-head birds and the initials "G H" above, and two running boars below. Incised candlestick or ewer decoration to midsection. Cobalt banding to rim and spot decoration to base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent condition with a 2 1/4" hairline descending from side of rim. H 11".
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