Richmond, Virginia Premier Auction
Sat, Nov 9, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 45
Westerwald Cobalt Decorated Bottle and Pitcher
Estimate: $500 - $700
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
German, mid to late 18th century, stoneware bottle with sprig applied lion and rosette decoration, 9-1/2 in.; pinch spouted pitcher with incised foliate decoration, 11-3/4 in.Literature: Igor Noel Hume, If These Pots Could Talk: Collecting 2,000 Years of British Household Pottery, Hanover and London: Chipstone Foundation and New England Press, 2001, page 92, ill. (bottle only)Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
bottle with hairline cracks throughout spout, neck and handle, chip/loss to left of handle, cracks in right lion, sticky residue on body, pitcher with chip on rim, sticky residue interior rim, minor chips and abrasions throughout
