Lot #: 376
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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 Floral Decoration, Stamped "W.H. LEHEW & CO. / STRASBURG, VA", circa 1870, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with three tulips emanating from a leafy stem. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A restored curving crack extending from underside up one side of jar and through left corner of Lehew maker's mark. A small horizontal, in-the-firing line at base, not visible on interior.
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