Lot #: 53
Price Realized: $1,440.00
($1,200 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Large-Sized Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Urn with Elaborate Incised Bird and Floral Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, second or third quarter 19th century, ovoid form with footed base, two open vertical handles at the shoulder, and flaring, flattened rim; decorated with a detailed design of an open-handled urn brimming with a variety of flowers surmounted by two crested birds. Three decorative techniques are involved in the creation of the design: brushed and slip-trailed cobalt and freehand incising. The finely-executed urn includes a pedestal base with incised gadrooning above, ornamental handles, scalloped details to the shoulder, crosshatching at the opening. Incised details delineate the form of the various flowers and accent areas of the leaves and birds. A stately example of Northeastern stoneware, exceptional in both its form and painstaking decoration. Provenance: Pook and Pook, Inc., April 23, 2021, lot 141. One handle broken into three pieces and reglued. An approximately 6 1/2" painted section to foot on front, covering two much-smaller restored base chips. Two additional unrestored base chips to reverse. Traces of old paint to surface. A large flake to interior base and two small filled holes in bottom. H 17 1/4".
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