Lot #: 45
Price Realized: $2,040.00
($1,700 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Stoneware Jar with Incised Floral Decoration, NY State origin, early 19th century, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder, flared collar, rounded lug handles, and footed base, decorated on the front and reverse with two different incised and cobalt-highlighted floral motifs, one featuring rounded petals, the other with scalloped petals. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: Cathy Treffeisen Collection. One handle with a short vertical line and some surface flakes. Opposing handle with a surface flake and some wear. A 3 1/4" diagonal surface crack extending through terminal of same handle, not visible on interior and likely in-the-firing. Rim with a few small chips and edge wear. An in-the-firing chip near base of decoration on one side. A few surface flakes to body of jar. Base chips. An area of blackish residue to underside. Heavy staining to surface. H 12 1/2".
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