Lot #: 299
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with incised banding at midsection, tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an undulating vine bearing open-centered flowers and graduated leaves, between freehand stripes. Decorated below with a freehand "4" flanked by curved lines, between two wavy stripes. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A long sealed, circular crack extending from base on front onto underside, including some shallow chips along crack line, indicates the base has been reglued. One handle chip.
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