Lot #: 72
Price Realized: $1,560.00
($1,300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: The American ceramics market frequently changes, often dramatically. 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.
Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to G. & A. Black, Somerfield, PA, circa 1865, ovoid pitcher with flared base, tooled accents to midsection and collar, and semi-squared rim, brush-decorated with sweeping tulip motif bearing two blossoms. Cobalt dash decoration to collar and swags flanking the spout. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Some restoration to top edge of spout. A small restored rim chip. A shallow chip to underside at edge. A 7/8" flake to underside at edge. Three small base chips. H 10".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Stoneware Presentation Harvest Jug, probably Beaver, PA
Exceptional JAMES HAMILTON & CO. / GREENSBORO, PA 10 Gal. Stoneware Crock w/ Profuse Decoration
Exceptional 16 Gal. HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO Profusely-Decorated Stoneware Jar
Southwestern PA Stoneware Wax Sealer w/ the Figure of a Baseball Player
Exceedingly Rare Greensboro, PA Stoneware String Holder w/ Profuse Cobalt Decoration
Extremely Rare "Johnstown Pottery / 1871" Jacob Swank Stoneware Presentation Bank
Outstanding A.V. Boughner / Greensboro, PA Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar
