Lot #: 132
Price Realized: $120.00
($100 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.
Rockingham Presentation Pitcher with Anchor Pattern, attributed to John L. Rue and Company, South Amboy, NJ, circa 1870, molded pitcher with relief anchor motif, the surface decorated with a mottled brown-and-blue glaze, the front featuring the applied name, "MRS / S/ MARKS," in white clay. White-glazed interior. Letter "A" in "MARKS" missing. A 5" crack from rim. A spider crack on underside, including one crack extending onto base of pitcher. A long, thin crack extending from one anchor-decorated side across reverse side of pitcher and onto opposite side of pitcher. This crack adjoins a thin vertical crack to body of pitcher underneath handle. H 10 7/8".
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