Lot #: 111
Price Realized: $708.00
($600 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Adam Keister, Strasburg, VA, circa 1850, ovoid pitcher with heavily-tooled rim, decorated with two-stemmed flowering plant with open-centered blossoms. Collar decorated with dashes along the spout and swags flanking the spout. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed raised-face one-gallon capacity mark below spout. Tight hairlines in underside, connecting to a 6 3/8" Y-shaped crack on side of pitcher. Shallow chipping to rim and spout. A few small base chips. Tiny nicks to molding at base of collar.
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