Lot #: 33
Price Realized: $1,920.00
($1,600 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Dated 1853, Beaver, PA origin, 1853, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, brush-decorated with a diagonal flower flanked by two leaves, above the vertically-inscribed date, "1853," all applied over a slip-coated surface. Large cobalt highlights to handle terminals and impressed two-gallon capacity mark flanked by two asterisks. Excellent brushwork and strong color. Very nice condition with a faint 3 1/4" Y-shaped line below proper right handle and a shallow 1/2" chip to same handle. H 11".
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