Lot #: 282
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "LYONS," Thompson Harrington, Lyons, NY, circa 1860, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and flared rim, brush-decorated with a triple-blossomed tulip plant. Freehand "3" above. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and handle terminals. A tight spider crack to front. A 3 1/2" Y-shaped line to proper right side of jar's front, not visible on interior. Spalling to cobalt slip. A small in-the-firing iron ping to jar's proper right side. A spider crack on underside, extending partway up reverse. Various other surface lines to reverse, not visible on interior. Two large rim chips on reverse. A small glazed-over dent to rim on front. Chips to proper right handle. Two minor chips to proper left handle. Some light staining. H 13".
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