Lot #: 190
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration and 1803 Date, Northeastern U.S. origin, 1803, ovoid jar with footed base, heavily-tooled shoulder, and open loop handles, decorated on one side with the large brushed date, "1803", and on the reverse with a large tulip blossom. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and a looping line of cobalt underneath each handle. Exceptionally-early date. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. Two in-the-firing base chips, measuring 2" and 1/2". A 1 1/2" in-the-firing crack on underside, continuing 5 1/4" up side of jar, where it is glazed over.
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