Lot #: 412
Price Realized: $118.00
($100 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN / ALEXA", Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1860, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and squared rim, decorated around the shoulder with three large brushed tulips. Impressed with B.C. Milburn maker's mark at base. Provenance: From a Virginia estate. Significant network of cracks extending several inches onto body of jar from underside. A few faint surface lines to reverse. A few rim chips.
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