Lot #: 176
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 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 Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1865, ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooled collar, decorated on the body with two tulips extending up the front along with leaves on each side. Collar decorated with two cobalt leaves on each side, flanking a stripe-decorated spout. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. An earlier example of Grier's work. Provenance: David Musser Collection. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small in-the-firing chip to surface on left side of pitcher's front.
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