Rare Stoneware Flask w/ Cobalt Tulip Decoration, attrib. David Parr, Sr., Baltimore, MD, c1825
March 19, 2016 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 174
Price Realized: $4,600.00
($4,000 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Auction Highlight: March 19, 2016 Auction | Baltimore Stoneware
Rare Stoneware Flask with Cobalt Tulip Decoration, attributed to David Parr, Sr., Baltimore, MD, circa 1825, with flattened sides and tooled spout, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed cobalt tulip and a brushed cobalt highlight surrounding the spout. Excellent form, decoration, and color. One of a small number of Baltimore stoneware flasks known. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a Northeastern private collection. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a minor in-the-firing chip at base. H 8 1/2".
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