Lot #: 265
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 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.
Three Pieces of Incised Stoneware, Westerwald, Germany, 18th century, a mug with incised and cobalt-highlighted bird motif; a "GR" mug with applied medallion and incised and cobalt-highlighted decoration; and a pitcher with incised and cobalt-highlighted floral decoration. Bird-decorated mug with rim chips, a base flake, hairlines, and a handle broken into three pieces and reglued. "GR" mug with the embossed "GR" initials carved away, possibly in rebellion against the English crown, rim chips, hairlines to collar, and a hairline to base area. Pitcher with two chips to interior o frim H (of bird mug) 8 1/4" ; H (of pitcher) 14".
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