Lot #: 392
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 and Fine Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Clover Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1865, elegantly-potted pitcher with footed base, heavily-tooled midsection, and flared collar, the handle finely-modeled with heavy ribbing and a triangular lower terminal. Front of pitcher decorated with a two-stemmed clover plant below four groups of swags on the collar. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. An exceptionally-well-potted example of a desirable form. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a thirty-five year Midwestern collection. A 3 1/2" line to left side of spout. Paint on interior of rim, possibly some sort of restoration. H 8 3/4".
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