Lot #: 214
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Stoneware Spittoon with Cobalt Swag Decoration, atributed to David Parr, Jr. or Keesee & Parr, Richmond, VA, circa 1860, with concave walls, tooled foot, and carved hole at shoulder, decorated with three large groups of cobalt swags. Hairline on top surface. Horizontal crack at base with two short lines extending from it, partway onto underside. In-the-firing crazing on underside. H 4" ; Diameter 7".
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