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USA, 1897-1900
glazed earthenware 8¾ h × 4½ w × 4 d in (22 × 11 × 10 cm)
glazed earthenware 8¾ h × 4½ w × 4 d in (22 × 11 × 10 cm)
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $107,100
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Pitcher features a ribbon handle and pink glaze with sponged-on mustard and cobalt glaze. Impressed signature to underside ‘G.E. Ohr, Biloxi, Miss.’.
literature: The Mad Potter of Biloxi: The Art & Life of George E. Ohr, Clark, Ellison, and Hecht, pg. 102 George Ohr, Art Potter: The Apostle of Individuality, Ellison, pg. 87, pl. 78 illustrate this example