Lot #: 258
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, possibly Beaver, PA, circa 1870, ovoid jar with flattened rim, applied lug handles, and incised wavy line around shoulder. Surface covered in a streaky slip and decorated with a large brushed cobalt tulip. Large rim chips. 6 1/4" hairline from rim on reverse. In-the-firing hairlines on underside, continuing onto base. A few other faint lines to surface, which appear to be in-the-firing. Chips to one handle.
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