Lot #: 71
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Impressed Fish Decoration, Stamped "A. STANDISH / TAUNTON / MASS", mid 19th century, squat-shaped, ovoid pitcher with flared collar, decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted design of a stylized fish above the cobalt-highlighted maker's mark of Taunton, Massachusetts potter, Alexander Standish. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Rare maker's mark with desirable form, size, and decoration. Rim and spout chips. Wear to bottom edge. H 11 3/4".
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