Lot #: 485
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, probably David Parr, Jr., Baltimore, MD or Richmond, VA, mid 19th century, ovoid jar with squared rim and ribbed lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with pairs of large brushed tulips, connected at the base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Base broken and reglued. Salt residue to base area on one side. Shallow base chips. A few minor rim chips. Three small rim chips. Rim is slightly out-of-round. Tight lines to rim area. A tight surface line along one handle. An unglazed area along opposite handle, created when it pressed against something during the firing.
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