Lot #: 183
Price Realized: $1,380.00
($1,200 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Flowering Urn Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1840, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed design of a flowering plant emanating from an open-handled urn, embellished with numerous cobalt spots. Reverse with sweeping floral design featuring fan-shaped blossoms and grape-like clusters. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent decoration and color. One of a small number of urn-decorated Baltimore jars known. A 1 3/8" rim chip on side of jar. A 2 1/2" vertical in-the-firing line on interior of rim, not visible on exterior. H 15".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Very Rare and Important Henry Remmey, Baltimore, Incised Bird Pitcher
Monumental Thirty-Five Gallon Baltimore Stoneware Jar
Six-Gallon Baltimore Stoneware Crock w/ Profuse Cobalt Decoration
Exceptional 7 Gal. Baltimore Stoneware Water Cooler w/ Exuberant Decoration
Exceedingly Rare and Important Heart-Shaped Stoneware Inkstand, Baltimore, MD, c1840
Exceedingly Important "Morgan Maker" (William Morgan, Baltimore, 1822-27) Stoneware Water Cooler
