Lot #: 84
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 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.
Ovoid Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Decoration, attributed to the Morgan / Van Wickle Pottery, Old Bridge, NJ, circa 1820, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, ribbed lug handles, and unusually-shaped, semi-squared rim; one side decorated with a stylized, brushed cobalt tulip blossom, the other with splayed leaves resembling a dragonfly. Attribution is based on sherd evidence from the Morgan / Van Wickle site with identical brushed decoration. Two rim chips and some smaller rim nicks.
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