Lot #: 144
Price Realized: $660.00
($550 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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 Tanware Pitcher, New Geneva or Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1885, ovoid pitcher with footed base and ornately-potted collar featuring concave and rounded moldings below a flared rim, the body decorated in Albany slip with a large sweeping fuchsia vine design. Collar decorated with inverted drapes interspersed with spots. Freehand stripe decoration to rim and base. Handle decorated with pairs of diagonal freehand stripes along with highlights to the terminals. Exceptional form with strong decoration. A tight 4 1/2" hairline to front, extending onto underside and 2 1/4" up reverse side of pitcher. A small chip to outer edge of spout, probably in-the-making. H 7 5/8".
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