Lot #: 126
Price Realized: $1,320.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Exceptional Slip-Decorated Molded Stoneware Corn Pitcher, Stamped "S. RISLEY / NORWICH / 3," CT origin, circa 1850-1875, molded pitcher with relief corn stalk pattern, upswept spout, and spurred handle, decorated with spattered reddish-brown slip and highly unusual daubs of white and purplish-brown slip applied over a yellow ground, all under a clear lead glaze. Underside impressed with Sidney Risley maker's mark along with the number, "3." Outstanding glaze treatment. A related corn pattern pitcher, produced without the additional white and purplish-brown slip, resides in the collection of the Connecticut Historical Society. A faint 1/2" line to proper right side of spout. A few minor nicks to spout/rim. Several short surface lines extending from underside a short distance onto base area, not visible on interior. Some bubbling to white and purplish-brown slip. H 9 1/4".
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