Lot #: 425
Price Realized: $295.00
($250 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 Enoch Burnett, Washington, D.C., circa 1850, ovoid-bodied pitcher with flared collar, decorated around the body and collar with a brushed swag and hanging flower motif. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. In-the-firing salt residue to handle. Spout chips. A 1 1/2" chip to interior of rim where spout meets body. A 1 3/8" rim chip on reverse. Crack on underside, continuing up side of pitcher and curving onto front and midsection. Some typical in-the-firing flaws to surface.
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