Lot #: 171
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, Southeastern PA origin, circa 1870, ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooled collar, decorated around the body with a series of large cobalt swags. Collar decorated with leafy brushwork flanking a swag-decorated spout. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: David Musser Collection. A 3 1/2" crack on underside, continuing 4" up side of pitcher. A chip to spout. A faint horizontal surface line on underside of handle, not visible on opposite side of handle.
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