Lot #: 393
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, WV origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a freehand cobalt "3" flanked by flourishes. Decorated above and below with dashed bands of cobalt. In-the-firing dryness to surface. Small in-the-firing separations to handle terminals. A 3" vertical line at base, continuing approximately 3" onto underside.
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