Lot #: 22
Price Realized: $150.00
($125 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to the Thompson Pottery, Morgantown, WV, circa 1860, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, brush-decorated with a large and smaller group of three flowers conjoined at the stem. Shoulder with freehand "3" and impressed Thompson Pottery three-gallon capacity mark. A 7 1/4" crack from rim. A 6 1/4" inverted Y-shaped crack from rim including a 1/2" x 1/2" rim chip. A very minor, glazed-over rim chip. A 2" hairline from rim. Some light surface wear, light staining, and minor paint residue. H 11 5/8".
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