Lot #: 480
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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 Jar with Cobalt Stripe Decoration, Palatine, WV origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a series of brushed cobalt stripes, the shoulder featuring a stenciled "4" flanked by dashes. Large inverted Y-shaped crack on side of jar, one part of which extends partway onto front, and another section of which extends downward and across underside.
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