Lot #: 443
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Floral Decoration, Stamped "N. CLARK & Co / ROCHESTER. NY", circa 1845, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a daisy plant extending from a stem flanked by leaves. Excellent slip-trailed details throughout, including spots to the center of the blossom and shaded tip to the leaves and petals. Slip-trailed number 2 at shoulder. Excellent decoration and color. Light cobalt highlights to maker's mark. An approximately 9 1/4" inverted Y-shaped hairline on left side of jar's front. A 5" vertical surface on left side of jar, not visible on interior. A small in-the-firing contact mark to front.
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