Lot #: 219
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "L. LEHMAN & CO / WEST 12 ST N", circa 1860, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an artistic slip-trailed design of a flowering plant bearing three different varieties of flower blossoms. Slip-trailed cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Faint 6 1/2" Y-shaped surface line on side of jar, not visible on interior. Restored crack from rim to midsection on reverse. Iron ping to front.
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