Lot #: 287
Price Realized: $826.00
($700 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Three Pieces of D.P, Shenfelder, Reading, PA Stoneware, circa 1870, a rare pitcher with cobalt floral decoration over an Albany slip ground; a one-gallon jar with cobalt floral decoration; and a four-gallon jar with cobalt floral decoration. All unsigned. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market group, purchased by the consignor's parents decades ago. All in excellent, essentially as-made condition, the one-gallon jar with a recessed contact mark to side.
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