Lot #: 20
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1875, squat, ovoid-bodied pitcher with tooled midsection and flared, heavily-tooled rim, the front decorated with a stylized cobalt foliate design accented with spots. Brushed cobalt "2" above. Significant exfoliation to one side. A few small flakes and a short, tight line in decoration. Wear to interior of rim area. Hairline extending across underside and 1 1/2" up base of pitcher. Additional very tight 3 1/4" line at base. Small stone ping to top of rim. Small, shallow chip to exterior of rim.
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