Lot #: 137
Price Realized: $2,520.00
($2,100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Rare One-Gallon Cobalt-Stenciled Stoneware Pitcher, Stenciled "A.P. Donaghho / Parkersburg, W.Va.," circa 1880, semi-ovoid pitcher with flared collar and inwardly-angled rim, featuring A.P. Donaghho maker's stenciling above a stylized band of foliate decoration. Stylized stenciled flower blossom motifs to collar. Provenance: From a fifty year West Virginia collection. Rim and spout chips. Minor in-the-firing flaws to surface. Some old silver paint over decoration on collar, giving the appearance of wear. H 10 3/4".
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