Lot #: 538
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Tulip Decoration, Stamped "JOHN YOUNG & CO / HARRISBURG PA.," circa 1856, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with boldly-brushed design of a tulip plant extending up the front. Plant features two smaller closed-petal tulips at base leading to two very large open tulips with large dashed stamens. Excellent decoration and color on this rare, early example of Harrisburg stoneware. 1 3/4" x 7/8" in-the-firing base chip on reverse, a small section of which is glazed-over. Shallow 1 3/8" chip on interior of rim. Small chips and knicks to inner rim where a lid would rest. A chip to one handle. A 5 1/2" Y-shaped crack extending up from base on side of jar. This crack joins a very tight spidering hairline on underside, which is not visible on interior.
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