Lot #: 346
Price Realized: $960.00
($800 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Henry H. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1850, approximately one to one-and-a-half-gallon ovoid pitcher with footed base and tooled accents to rim and base of collar, decorated around the midsection with four horizontally-brushed tulip motifs. Garland decoration to sides of collar. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A transitional piece in Remmey's tenure in Philadelphia, with decoration, thin-walled construction, and absence of Albany slip on the interior dating it to the mid 19th century. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small glazed-over ping below collar on side of pitcher. H 10 1/2".
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