Lot #: 266
Price Realized: $230.00
($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.
Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, attributed to David Greenland Thompson, Morgantown, WV, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with incised banding, tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and ribbed lug handles, decorated at the shoulder with freehand vining between two stripes, across the midsection with two foliate motifs, and at the base with flowers flanking a freehand number 4. Brushed cobalt highlights to the ends of the handles. Long crack on reverse, extending from shoulder to base and across underside. A glazed-over chip to exterior of rim. Small chips to interior of rim.
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