Lot #: 314
Price Realized: $1,725.00
($1,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Outstanding and Extremely Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Profuse Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to William Linton, Baltimore, MD, circa 1860, ovoid pitcher with rounded foot, decorated with a large flowering plant design with six large fan-shaped blossoms extending upward and around the sides of the pitcher. Spout decorated with brushed cobalt swags. Sides of collar decorated with large flowers. Impressed "3" on collar. This pitcher is the first of its size from the Linton and Perine school of decoration we have seen. A very fine example of Baltimore stoneware. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example consigned from a New Jersey couple, who purchased it thirty years ago. Restored handle. Spout chip, two base chips, and a thin hairline in underside. H 15".
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