Lot #: 190
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration and 1803 Date, Northeastern U.S. origin, 1803, ovoid jar with footed base, heavily-tooled shoulder, and open loop handles, decorated on one side with the large brushed date, "1803", and on the reverse with a large tulip blossom. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and a looping line of cobalt underneath each handle. Exceptionally-early date. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. Two in-the-firing base chips, measuring 2" and 1/2". A 1 1/2" in-the-firing crack on underside, continuing 5 1/4" up side of jar, where it is glazed over.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Outstanding J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT Stoneware Jar w/ Extravagant Cobalt Deer Scene
Extremely Rare and Important "Dave / Jan 13 - 1862 / Lm" Edgefield District, SC Stoneware Jar
Highly Important "Mrs. Elesebeth Tarbell / 1806" BOSTON Stoneware Jar
Exceptional N. CLARK & CO. / ROCHESTER, NY Stoneware Jar w/ Elaborate Deer Scene
Outstanding Stoneware Jar Inscribed "Lm / Dave / Decr. 17 1857" Edgefield District, SC
Rare and Important Nine-Gallon David Drake Stoneware Jar, "Aug 5, 1851 / Dave"
