Lot #: 435
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1860, ovoid jar with applied lug handles and tooled accents to shoulder and rim, lavishly-decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed two-stemmed tulip motif. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Wavy stripe of cobalt below each handle. One of the finest examples of Grier floral decoration we have ever offered. Provenance: David Musser Collection. Very nice as-made condition with the following in-the-firing flaws: a 3/4" surface flake/contact mark near base, a few bloated spots to surface, an in-the-firing chip to interior of rim, and slumping to rim on one side.
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