Lot #: 108
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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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