Lot #: 105
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Three Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, Mid-Atlantic origin, circa 1880, a one-gallon jar with leaf decoration, attributed to Strasburg, VA; a one-and-a-half-gallon jar with leaf decoration, attributed to R.J. Grier of Chester Co., PA; and a two-gallon jar with cobalt leaf decoration, attributed to the Remmey Pottery, Philadelphia, PA. Strasburg jar with hairlines on underside, continuing onto base, along with a minor base chip. Grier jar with a Y-shaped hairline on underside, continuing 1/2" onto base. Remmey jar with several cracks in underside, extending vertically up side of jar, a salt glob at base, a few minor nicks on a interior of rim, and two small base chips.
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