Lot #: 365
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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 Foliate Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1825, ovoid jar with tab handles, decorated with a large foliate vine design extending around the circumference of the jar. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent color. Tight hairlines on underside, one of which continues 5" up side of jar, and another, which continues 1" up base of jar. 1 1/2" rim chip on side of jar. Two chips to end of one handle. Minor in-the-firing base wear.
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