Lot #: 146
Price Realized: $2,300.00
($2,000 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration and Maker's Stenciling "MAnUFACtUrED, BY / J.H. MILLER / BrAnDEnBUrG, KY," circa 1860, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and thin squared rim, decorated with large brushed cobalt leaves at the shoulder and base, along with the elaborate stenciled signature of potter James H. Miller at the midsection, girded above and below by cobalt dashes. Impressed 2 on shoulder. A good example from a rare Midwestern pottery. 4" x 3/4" loss to rim on reverse. 2 1/2" glazed-over line from rim. Light wear to surface. H 11 1/4�.
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