Lot #: 216
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. 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.
Rare Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Johnstown, PA origin, circa 1865, with ovoid body, wide collar, and applied strap handle, decorated with a highly unusual, brushed cobalt triple-tulip decoration. Spout decorated with cobalt swags. Base of handle decorated with a brushed cobalt flower head. Decoration and color are consistent with products of the Hamilton & Pershing and J. Swank & Co. potteries of Johnstown, PA. Two vertical hairlines at base on side and reverse, measuring 3 1/4" and 2 3/4", which continue onto underside. Hairline in underside of upper handle terminal. Spout chip. H 8".
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