Lot #: 422
Price Realized: $177.00
($150 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Unusual Stoneware Face Pitcher, Inscribed "WHO ARE YOU?", English, probably Lambeth, second quarter 19th century, molded pitcher in the form of a goateed man with cap, inscribed with the molded banner, "WHO ARE YOU?". Surface covered in whitish slip with dipped iron-oxide decoration to top. Possibly a representation of Bacchus. A very tight line on side of pitcher, descending from a small in-the-firing stone ping, and onto underside. H 5 1/2".
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