Lot #: 130
Price Realized: $720.00
($600 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Scarce Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Pitcher with Brown-Slip Floral Motif, attributed to the Whelchel Family, Gaffney, SC area, late 19th century, ovoid pitcher with tall, flaring collar, decorated with a stenciled brown-slip design of a daisy blossom surrounded by floral accents, the surface covered in a mottled, salmon-to-cream alkaline glaze. Provenance: From a fifty-year SC collection. Two large reglued breaks to spout, including some coloring and small areas of restoration along breaks. An additional very large reglued wedge to proper left side of pitcher, including a 3 1/2" x 1 1/2" restored section to rim area on pitcher's proper left side/reverse. A 3 1/2" hairline to collar on proper right side of pitcher. A short, faint line from rim on reverse. A long horizontal line at base, including a short vertical line descending from it, continuing 2" onto underside. Some surface wear. Unglazed area to handle, as-made. H 8 7/8".
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