Lot #: 142
Price Realized: $720.00
($600 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Scarce Half-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher with Freehand and Stenciled Motifs, attributed to A.P. Donaghho, Parkersburg, WV, circa 1880, ovoid pitcher with tooled midsection and dramatically-flared collar, featuring a stenciled geometric banner motif between freehand stripes. Freehand dash decoration to sides of collar and diagonal brushwork along the spout. Cobalt highlight to upper terminal. Upper collar/ rim area misshapen on proper right side. Rim and spout chips. A long, thin in-the-firing flake at base on reverse. A 1 1/4" line from rim on front. H 8 5/8".
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