Lot #: 211
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 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 Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Leaf Decoration, attributed to Samuel I. Irvine, Newville, PA, circa 1865, ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooled collar, decorated with a brushed leaf extending diagonally across the front. Swag decoration to sides of collar and flanking the spout. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A rare decoration and unusual form for this maker. Two base chips and a minor base nick. A chip to side of rim. A small, shallow chip to side of handle. A minor, in-the-firing contact mark to side of pitcher at base of collar. Some light wear to leaf design. H 8 3/4".
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