Lot #: 98
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to David Parr, Sr., Baltimore, MD, circa 1825, highly-ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooled rim, decorated with a central band of conjoined tulips below a swag-and-hanging tulip motif. Additional conjoined tulip decoration to collar. Brushed stripes to rim and base. Impressed "3" on collar. Exceptional size with strong decoration. Large restoration to spout. 3 1/4" crack from rim on reverse. Horizontal crack in lower handle terminal. H 14 1/2".
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