Lot #: 169
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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Large Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "W. ROBERTS / BINGHAMTON, NY," circa 1870, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed cobalt design of a double-stemmed poppy plant with detailed blossoms. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Chipping to one handle. A shallow chip, a minor rub, and short horizontal line in opposite handle. A shallow 1 3/8" chip on exterior of rim and a minor chip on interior of rim. A faint 2 1/2" Y-shaped line near base on reverse, not visible on interior. A faint 3" diagonal surface line to right of decoration, not visible on interior. Some very light exfoliation to surface, primarily on reverse.
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