Lot #: 84
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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 Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Stamped "NB", Nelson Bass, Lincoln County, NC, circa 1880, ovoid jar with flattened rim and crescent-shaped handles, the surface covered in a streaky, greenish alkaline glaze. Impressed with the initials, "NB", on top of one handle and incised with the number 2 at shoulder. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, consigned from the Southeastern U.S. Chips to one handle. Two small, shallow chips to opposite handle. A 1 1/4" rim chip. Two glazed drips to one side. H 13".
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