Lot #: 99
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1860, ovoid pitcher with footed base and tapered rim, decorated with an elaborate two-stemmed tulip plant bearing four blossoms and two buds, flanked by swags. Additional swag decoration to collar and spout. Unusual hanging tulip motif at base of handle. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A restored crack on left and right sides of pitcher. Restoration to base. Hairline in underside. A faint 2" Y-shaped line on reverse. Restoration to outer edge of spout on interior.
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