Lot #: 400
Price Realized: $510.00
($425 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 Stoneware Mugs with Incised Horse Decoration, Westerwald, Germany origin, 19th century, both of cylindrical form with pewter lids and incised and cobalt-highlighted designs of rearing horses. One with incised letter, "H," below horse, inscribed "J. Sch." on top of lid. Thinner mug in excellent, essentially as-made condition with a tiny glazed-over ping to front. Larger mug with two base chips and a small in-the-firing iron ping to right of horse. H (of larger mug to top of finial) 9 3/4".
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