Lot #: 502
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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, attributed to R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1875, ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooled collar, decorated with a brushed drooping flower motif. Collar decorated with leaf-like brushwork flanking a dash-decorated spout. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. As-made condition with some in-the-firing crazing to reverse.
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