Lot #: 283
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Tanware Pitcher, Greensboro or New Geneva, PA origin, circa 1885, ovoid pitcher with tall, flaring collar, Albany-slip-decorated around the body with a brushed fuchsia vine design. Drape decoration to rim and dashed decoration to base of collar. Dash decoration to handle and highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: Morphy Auctions, August 30, 2014, lot 921. A small spout chip and in-the-firing contact mark to handle. H 6".
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