Lot #: 218
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Molded Handles, attributed to the Thompson Pottery, Morgantown, WV, circa 1860, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and molded handles with relief designs, the front decorated with a flowering vine motif, stripes, flowers, and a freehand "3". Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A top-to-bottom jagged crack from rim on right side of jar. A thin 3 1/2" crack from rim on left side of jar's front. Chips to right handle. A chip to left handle. Some surface wear, primarily to reverse.
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