Lot #: 316
Price Realized: $948.75
($825 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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 and Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Slip-Trailed Grapes Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1820, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled foot, incised shoulder, squared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on the front and back a delicately slip-trailed design of grapes extending from a leafy stem with stylized flower blossoms. Heavily-brushed cobalt accents to the ends of each handle, along with a vigorously slip-trailed wavy line under each handle. An elegant, early Baltimore jar featuring excellent decoration and color. Excellent condition with two relatively small chips to one handle and a small nick to opposite handle.
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