Lot #: 597
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, attributed to R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1875, a one-quart cylindrical jar with cobalt swag decoration, paired with a one-gallon cylindrical jar, decorated with three cobalt flowers around the shoulder. Quart jar in excellent condition with light wear to rim. One-gallon jar with in very nice condition with some in-the-firing discoloration and dryness to surface, a small rim nick, and a faint, fork-shaped line on underside.
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