Lot #: 501
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Pennsylvania or Virginia origin, third quarter 19th century, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, decorated with a series of stem bearing six tulips, applied over slip-washed clay. Brushed cobalt "2" to right of decoration. Decoration and color is reminiscent of Thomas & John Ducey stoneware of Petersburg, VA, although the form is more typical of Western PA stoneware. Chips to interior of rim. Contact mark at base.
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