Lot #: 245
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to the Remmey Pottery, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1865, ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooled collar, decorated with a brushed cobalt design of two tulips extending from a stripe at the base, the flowers' splayed leaves resembling a heart. Additional leaf or floral brushwork around collar. Base chips. A few small rim chips, all of which appear to be in-the-firing. Short vertical hairline on interior of rim. A shallow in-the-firing contact mark / chip to left side of pitcher's front.
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