Lot #: 430
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to D.P. Shenfelder, Reading, PA, circa 1870, cylindrical jar with semi-rounded rim and tooling to midsection and shoulder, the front decorated with an undulating vine bearing a tulip blossom. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a sixty-year private collection. Excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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