Lot #: 121
Price Realized: $1,200.00
($1,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and incised banding to midsection, decorated top-to-bottom with a brushed tulip vine design between freehand stripes and a scrolled number "2" flanked by numerous graduated horizontal and vertical stripes. Exceptional decoration. Significant restoration to right side of jar's front. A tightly-sealed Y-shaped crack to base area of left side of jar's front, extending onto underside, where it forms a second tight Y.
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