Lot #: 357
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Milkpans, attributed to Ralph J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1880, half-gallon and one-gallon examples, both of flaring form with tooled shoulders, flattened rims, and pinched pouring spouts. Both with similar swag decoration, the smaller with additional dashes along spout. Smaller in excellent, essentially as-made condition with a minor in-the-firing contact mark to reverse. Larger with a thin crack from rim, forming a long Y on underside, and ascending a short distance up reverse. Dimensions (of smaller): 9" x 4 1/4".
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