Monumental 10 Gal. Open-Handled Baltimore Stoneware Jar w/ Profuse Cobalt Floral Decoration
July 19, 2014 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 367
Price Realized: $3,450.00
($3,000 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Auction Highlight: July 19, 2014 Auction | Baltimore Stoneware
Rare Monumental Ten-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Profuse Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1835, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flared rim, lavishly-decorated on both sides with a brushed horizontal tulip design underscored by swags. Incised into the collar with a large "10", indicating ten gallons. Exceptional size, wonderful form, and strong decoration. The only ten-gallon Baltimore jar of this style we have seen. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor in 1977. Both handles professionally-restored. Crazing throughout much of interior and exterior of jar, presumably in-the-firing. Shallow chip on top of rim. H 18" ; Diameter (across top) 12".
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