Lot #: 84
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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 with Cobalt Clover Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1860, ovoid pitcher with tooled shoulder and short, flaring collar with rounded rim, the front decorated with a two-stemmed clover plant. Additional clover decoration on the sides of the pitcher's body and collar. Additional brushwork flanking the spout. Partially-restored U-shaped crack extending from underside partway up front and side of pitcher. Restoration includes touch-up to cobalt where the two clover stems cross and the leaf on the bottom right side. Contact mark to side of pitcher. Restored 2" x 1" flake on exterior of pitcher. A faint 3 1/4" hairline to right of spout.
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