Lot #: 113
Price Realized: $720.00
($600 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Huntingdon County, PA origin, possibly Petersburg, circa 1850-1885, ovoid pitcher with footed base, narrow collar, and tooled rim, brush-decorated at the midsection with a large tulip flanked by two smaller tulips. Dashed brushwork to base of collar. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. According to the research of the pitcher's owner, Nancy Shedd, pieces of this style may have been produced in Petersburg, Pennsylvania. Provenance: Estate of author and historian, Nancy Shedd, Petersburg, PA. Scattered exfoliation throughout body, collar, and handle. A 1 1/4" glazed-over chip to foot. H 13 3/4".
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