Lot #: 43
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.
Two New York State Stoneware Jars, third quarter 19th century, both of cylindrical form with flared rims, the one decorated with a flowering vine design, the other decorated with an abstract foliate design. Shorter example includes a salt-glazed stoneware lid with chips, not original to the jar. Shorter example with glazed-over rim chip, a small chip to exterior and interior of rim, a contact mark to front, an in-the-firing chipped section to base, and some staining. Taller example with a base chip, small chips to interior of rim, and some staining to surface. H (of shorter example) 9 1/4".
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