Lot #: 26
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "SMITH & DAY / NORWALK," Connecticut origin, circa 1840, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt drape design on one side and cobalt highlights to the handle terminals. Reverse impressed "SMITH & DAY" above the number "1". Includes a stoneware lid with light Albany slip glaze, possibly original to the jar. Good form and color with desirable maker's mark. Jar in excellent condition with two tiny, minor chips on top of rim. Lid with two edge chips and a 1 1/8" hairline.
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