$5,166
Stoneware Pitcher with Shaker-made Wooden Cover, Mount Lebanon, New York, mid-19th century, mid-19th century, baluster-form pitcher with a Shaker-made carved maple cover, carved to conform to the rim of the pitcher, with turned hardwood knob; a note in the interior, inscribed in Faith Andrews's hand reads "Sadie Neale/Herb Shop/New Lebanon...," overall ht. 8 7/8 in. Literature: The Magazine Antiques , 1936; The Magazine Antiques , 1979; Gather Up the Fragments , p. 340. The ceramic pitcher was made by a non-Shaker potter, but the carefully crafted lid was made by the Shakers. It is carved from a single piece of hardwood, and carefully rounded on the top edges. The bottom has been relieved to fit the pitcher, and a turned hardwood knob is threaded into the top.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-06-15
