Lot #: 265
Price Realized: $1,560.00
($1,300 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.
Fine Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Foliate Decoration, attributed to David Greenland Thompson, Morgantown, WV, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, angled rim molding, and extruded lug handles, brush-decorated at the shoulder with a looping vine motif between freehand stripes. Body decorated with a sinuous vine capped by small flower blossoms. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Thompson family four-gallon capacity mark on reverse. A long, thin horizontal line at base extending from front to right side. A chip to interior of rim. H 14 1/2".
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