Lot #: 290
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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.
Exceptional Tanware Pitcher, New Geneva or Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1885, cylindrical-bodied pitcher with ornately-turned collar culminating in a narrow opening with flared rim. Body decorated around its circumference with a brushed fuchsia vine design between two freehand stripes. Collar decorated with an inverted drape motif, interspersed with spots, along with graduated sets of dashes between freehand stripes. Handle additionally decorated with freehand striping. Wonderful form and striking decoration. An area of wear to right of spout, which appears to be in-the-firing, and a tiny stone ping to spout. No other flaws. H 8".
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