Lot #: 11
Price Realized: $2,280.00
($1,900 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Rare Diminutive Stoneware Jar with Profuse Cobalt Spot Decoration, OH origin, third quarter 19th century, squat-shaped, ovoid jar with semi-rounded rim, extravagantly-decorated with roughly two-hundred brushed cobalt spots. Underside incised "MS" or "SW" and inscribed in cobalt "HE" and "HI(?)," likely referring to the maker(s) and owner of the jar. Albany-slip-glazed interior. Exceptional size and strong folk art aesthetic. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 3 7/8" ; Diam. 4 1/4".
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