Lot #: 352
Price Realized: $360.00
($300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: The American ceramics market frequently changes, often dramatically. 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.
Three Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, American, 19th century, two cylindrical jars with swag and hanging flower motifs, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1840; paired with an ovoid jar with stylized floral motif, Northeastern U.S. origin, early 19th century. Provenance: Recently excavated at a North Carolina residence dating back to 1798. Half-gallon jar in excellent condition with light surface wear and small glazed-over base chip. One-gallon jar with a short in-the-firing line from rim, a Y-shaped line across underside, extending onto base, some surface wear, and two small base flakes. Other jar with crack from rim and light surface wear. H (of smallest) 8 5/8".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Highly Important "Mrs. Elesebeth Tarbell / 1806" BOSTON Stoneware Jar
Outstanding J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT Stoneware Jar w/ Extravagant Cobalt Deer Scene
Exceptional J. SWANN / ALEXA (Alexandria, VA) Stoneware Incised Ship Jar
Exceptional N. CLARK & CO. / ROCHESTER, NY Stoneware Jar w/ Elaborate Deer Scene
Outstanding Stoneware Jar Inscribed "Lm / Dave / Decr. 17 1857" Edgefield District, SC
Early "Bill Remey" New York City Stoneware Jar w/ Outrageous Inscription
