Lot #: 108
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 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.
Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to R.J. Grier, Mt. Jordan Pottery, Chester County, PA, circa 1860, ovoid-bodied pitcher with footed base and tooling to rim and base of collar, decorated with a flowering vine across the front and tulip blossoms to each side. Collar additionally decorated on each side with two tulip blossoms. This pitcher is a particularly fine, early example of Ralph J. Grier's work, exhibiting strong decoration and excellent color. Excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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