Lot #: 280
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Large-Sized Tanware Pitcher, Greensboro or New Geneva, PA origin, circa 1880, ovoid pitcher with tall, flaring collar, decorated in Albany slip with a sweeping fuchsia vine design around the body. Collar with brushed drape decoration above various flourishes. Albany slip stripe decoration to handle. A spout chip, partially covered in brown paint. Other traces of brown paint to surface, unrelated to any sort of repair. A 7/8" rim chip beside a tiny rim nick. H 9 1/2".
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