Lot #: 321
Price Realized: $649.00
($550 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.
Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "W.H. LEHEW & Co. / STRASBURG VA.", circa 1870, ovoid pitcher with flared collar and heavily-tooled rim, decorated around the midsection with brushed leafy stems culminating in unusual dashed flower blossoms. Collar decorated on each side with brushed swag motifs, one including additional dashed brushwork. Spout decorated with large brushed dashes. Circular cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Front of pitcher impressed with William H. Lehew maker's mark above a one-gallon capacity mark. The first example of Lehew stoneware that we have offered featuring this particular floral design. A 3/4" surface crack from rim, not visible on interior. Some light wear to decorated area of spout. A short, thin fork-shaped crack on underside, extending 5 1/2" up side of pitcher, where it forms a Y.
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