Lot #: 242
Price Realized: $510.00
($425 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Rare Lidded Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "W. LUNDY & CO / TROY," NY State origin, circa 1824-1828, highly-ovoid jar with flared rim and applied lug handles, brush-decorated with an elaborate curved-stem floral design. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and handle terminals. Includes stoneware lid with light salt glaze, likely not original to the jar. Provenance: William Bouck Collection. A spider crack in underside, including a crack extending 5" up reverse. A worn spot to base of decoration. Rim chips. A few small chips and wear to inner rim for lid. Jar leans to one side. Some in-the-firing flaws/blistering to surface. Minor chipping to base of jar. Lid with an edge chip, small edge nicks, and surface crazing. H 14".
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