Lot #: 371
Price Realized: $103.50
($90 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Mid-Atlantic origin, circa 1850, ovoid jar with semi-squared rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt sweeping tulip design. Excellent color. Large loss to one handle. Chips to opposite handle. 1 5/8" rim chip and a few other minor rim chips. Crazing to surface. Crack in underside, extending 7" up base of jar where it spiders. Minor base chip. H 14 3/4".
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