Lot #: 395
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Unusual Iron-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Molded Handles, probably New England origin, mid 19th century, ovoid jar with footed base, and flared rim, the shoulder decorated with incised wavy combing between coggled vertical column motifs. Molded and applied handles in the form of nuts and leaves. Dipped iron slip decoration to rim and base. Salt-glazed surface. One side with a 1 1/4" rim chip and a tight 4 1/4" crack from rim. An additional 4 1/4" crack from rim on reverse. H 12 3/4".
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