Lot #: 424
Price Realized: $2,875.00
($2,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, attributed the Boughner Family, Greensboro, PA, circa 1860, ovoid jar with flattened rim and incised banding at shoulder, decorated with a finely-brushed undulating vine between two freehand stripes. Large, ornate script "2" at midsection, flanked by vining. Good decoration and color, produced by one of Greensboro's most highly-regarded potting families. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with minor surface wear to side of jar.
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