Lot #: 128
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Rare One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration and 1839 Date, attributed to Smith & Day, Norwalk, CT, 1839, finely-potted pitcher with ovoid body, tapered collar, and tooled accents, decorated with a stylized design of foliate motifs emanating from a flower blossom, above the date "1839". A difficult-to-find form for this maker, particularly when dated. A shallow 1" chip to underside at edge. Other shallow chipping to base. A 3/4" chip to interior of rim. A thin, 5" inverted Y-shaped crack from rim and a second thin 5" crack from rim, both flanking the spout. Series of faint spider lines to right side of pitcher, which do not appear to visible on the interior. H 11 3/4".
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