Lot #: 153
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 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.
Lidded Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to D.P. Shenfelder, Reading, PA, circa 1870, small-sized, cylindrical jar with tooled body, rounded shoulder, and squared rim, brush-decorated with a sweeping stem bearing leaves and an open-centered flower blossom. Includes possibly-original salt-glazed lid. A shallow 3/4" rim chip and a few rim nicks. Some fry to cobalt. Lid in excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 8 3/8".
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