Lot #: 275
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.
Four-Quart Stoneware Batter Pail with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "LEWIS JONES / PITTSTON PA", circa 1890, ovoid form with tubular pouring spout and wood-and-wire bail handle, decorated on the reverse with a graduated flower blossom emanating from a leafy stem. Brushed cobalt highlights to maker's mark, ears, and base of spout. A 5 1/2" crack from rim on reverse. Two faint Y-shaped lines to reverse. Two chips to one ear. One chip to opposite ear. Chips to tip of spout. A minor chip to handle at base on reverse.
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