Lot #: 563
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, American, 19th century, a four-gallon ovoid jar, decorated on the front with a brushed "4" within border and tassel-shaped designs on the reverse, attributed to Samuel Wilson, Henrico County, VA, circa 1820; a one-gallon jar with brushed swag motif, stamped "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / Va., 1875;" and a one-gallon jar with freehand stripe decoration, stenciled "E.J. MILLER & SON. / DEALERS IN / CHINA AND / GLASS WARE. / ALEXANDRIA . VA.," with incised "X" on underside. Wilson jar with significant restoration throughout, two rim chips, and a chip to proper right handle. Bell jar with a small glazed-over base chip and minor post-firing base chip, a small lime ping to shoulder, and a line across underside, continuing onto base in two places. Miller jar in very nice condition with a faint line at base, continuing onto underside, and some traces of old paint. H (of largest) 15".
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