Lot #: 324
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Folky Cobalt Owl Decoration, Ohio origin, circa 1850, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt design of an owl with spotted breast and wing, beside a column of brushed cobalt number 4's. Unusual and desirable figural design. Significant cracks in underside (including a small hole in underside), with some cracks extending onto base. Some small, shallow chips to rim.
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