Lot #: 236
Price Realized: $767.00
($650 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD, circa 1840, ovoid pitcher with footed base, decorated around the midsection with a brushed swag and hanging flower design. Collar decorated with brushed horizontal swags on each side and vertical swags flanking a cobalt spot on the spout. Large circular cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a 1" in-the-firing contact mark to front including a small piece of adhered clay.
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