Lot #: 509
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1850, ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooled rim, decorated around the body with three large, brushed fan-shaped floral motifs. Cobalt swag decoration to collar and spout. Brushed cobalt stripe to rim. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Restoration to spout. A 3/4" base chip. A very faint Y-shaped line at base, continuing a short distance onto underside. Faint lines to base area, continuing onto underside. One of these lines measures 3 1/2", extending diagonally from base on reverse.
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