Lot #: 10
Price Realized: $1,652.00
($1,400 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 Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Leaf and Floral Motif, Stamped "F. STETZENMEYER / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", circa 1860, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, slightly-flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a stem bearing three finely-detailed leaves and two flower buds. Slip-trailed "4" to shoulder. Brushed cobalt highlight to maker's mark. A narrow 1 1/2" in-the-firing flake to left handle. A 1 3/8" flake to top of rim. A small in-the-firing iron ping to top of rim. A 2 1/8" in-the-firing surface chip to reverse, above two tiny in-the-firing contact marks. A faint 1 1/2" hairline from rim above right handle. A 5" spider line on reverse, not visible on interior.
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