Lot #: 456
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "H.C. SMITH / ALEXA / D.C.", circa 1835, rotund jar with tooled shoulder, arched tab handles, and rounded rim, decorated on the front with a sweeping stem bearing graduated leaves and fern-shaped blossom. Reverse with brushed chain link decoration. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A few base chips. Some surface wear to midsection on reverse. A 1 1/2" chip to one handle, along with some wear to end of same handle. Shallow chipping to opposite handle.
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