Lot #: 226
Price Realized: $2,760.00
($2,300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Rare Large-Sized Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to the Thompson Pottery, Morgantown, WV, circa 1870, ovoid pitcher with tall collar and tooled accents to midsection and rim, brush-decorated around the body and on the collar with stylized motifs of flower buds emanating from heavily-leafed stems. Diagonal dashed brushwork to handle and highlight to lower handle terminal. Small chips to rim and spout, some of which occurred in the firing. A small area of in-the-firing clay residue to rim on reverse. A few in-the-firing salt drips to surface. A 3" line on underside, not visible on interior. H 13 1/8".
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