Lot #: 250
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Half-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, attributed to the Parr Family, Baltimore, MD or Richmond, VA origin, circa 1855, ovoid pitcher with tooling to body and rim, decorated with a brushed swag motif around the midsection and flanking the spout. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Rim and spout chips. An in-the-firing contact mark to right of swag decoration on front. H 9 3/8".
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