Lot #: 44
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.
Scarce Stoneware Mug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to D.P. Shenfelder, Reading, PA, circa 1870, barrel-form mug with heavily-tooled foot and shoulder, decorated with a brushed cobalt tulip extending up the front. Circular cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a thin in-the-firing contact mark to front. H 5".
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