Lot #: 434
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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Henry Harrison Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1855, ovoid pitcher with tooled collar and footed base, decorated with a two-stemmed flowering plant emanating from the base. Cobalt floral decoration to collar. Wavy cobalt stripe to rim. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: From a recently-surfaced collection. Poorly-restored losses to rim area and two areas on spout. A 4" crack from rim on side of pitcher. A few minor base chips. A minor in-the-firing surface chip near base on reverse. Two short, faint surface lines to foot. Some light staining to surface. H 10 1/2".
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