Lot #: 310
Price Realized: $570.00
($475 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.
Scarce One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Beaver, PA origin, circa 1865, ovoid pitcher with short collar and tooled rim, decorated with a horizontal floral motif above the underscored inscription, "1 1/2," all applied over slip-coated clay. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Additionally impressed "1 1/2" below collar. A difficult-to-find form from this region. Excellent condition with some surface wear to area where collar meets body of pitcher.
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