Lot #: 185
Price Realized: $1,062.00
($900 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with combed midsection, tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large fuchsia vine design and a second row of vining separated by freehand stripes, the base with a freehand "5" surrounded by two rows of dots and flanked by wavy stripes. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. An excellent example of various Western PA stoneware design elements. Provenance: Collection of Lorren Lambert, Staunton, VA. A thin 11" crack on reverse, extending from base to shoulder. Minor exfoliation to reverse. Some small nicks to shoulder molding. H 15 7/8".
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