Lot #: 55
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Leaf Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1870, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a series of swags and upswept leaves. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals, along with a curved line of cobalt extending from terminal to terminal. A hairline extending several inches on underside and a short distance onto base. A glazed-over handle chip and post-firing handle chip.
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