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MILLER & DAVISON / STRASBURG, VA Stoneware Pitcher
November 05, 2005 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 13Price Realized: $4,125.00 (Price includes 10% buyer's premium).
Rare Half-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, Stamped "MILLER & DAVISON / STRASBURG, VA," circa 1880, semi-ovoid pitcher with slightly flaring base, decorated with a two-stemmed clover plant on the front and leafy brushwork flanking the spout. Cobalt circles also brushed around the handle terminals. A scarce maker"s mark representing the partnership of potters George W. Miller and George Henry Davidson. The clover decoration is consistent with Davidson"s Baltimore training. Base chips. One rim chip and a couple spout chips. Chipping to molding at base of collar. Height 9 1/2".
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