$12,000
Tucker American Gilt-decorated Porcelain Pitcher and an Attributed Tucker Pitcher, one marked Tucker & Hulme, Philadelphia, 1828, brilliant white baluster-form pitchers with high ear-shaped handles and a ribbed border around base, one ornamented with gilt-outlined molded leaves under the spout and on neck below the top handle attachment, the base inscribed "Tucker & Hulme/China/Manufacturers/Philadelphia/1828"; the other pitcher attributed to Tucker & Hulme, with similar molded leaves, the sides inscribed with the initials "L.R.B." and with the date "1828" under the spout, ht. 9 1/2, 9 1/4 in., respectively. Provenance: Dated pitcher by family descent; undated pitcher de-accessioned from the Chrysler Museum, purchased at Skinner, March 5, 1993, by the consignor. Note: The Tucker porcelain manufactories are one of the oldest successful porcelain makers in America, operating from 1826-1838. William E. Tucker opened a porcelain factory in Philadelphia in 1826, hoping to decrease the amount Americans paid for costly foreign imports. In 1828 Tucker formed a partnership with Thomas Hulme under the name Tucker & Hulme, but Hulme retired from the firm after about one year. Tucker died suddenly in 1832 in his mid-thirties, and the business was carried on by another partner, Joseph Hemphill for several years. In 1837, Thomas Tucker, a brother of the founder, became the sole proprietor until the factory closed in 1838.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-03-03
