Lot #: 139
Price Realized: $1,298.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Freehand Cobalt Decoration, probably Boughner Family, Greensboro, PA, circa 1860, cylindrical jar with semi-squared rim and tooling to body and shoulder, decorated with a freehand stripe flanked by horizontal graduated swags above an ornately-scrolled "2", flanked by vertical graduated swags. Additional freehand stripe below rim. Excellent condition with a faint, approximately 3 1/2" line to right of freehand "2", which is not visible on interior, as well as some light staining on right side of jar.
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