Lot #: 142
Price Realized: $1,800.00
($1,500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Outstanding Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt "4" and Swag Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, brush-decorated with nine groups of graduated swags, each inscribed below with a freehand "4," all interspersed with three wavy stripes. Freehand stripe decoration at shoulder and base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Wonderful folk art design. Provenance: Ex-Earl Bush Collection (marker inscription on underside). A thin 10" Y-shaped crack on reverse. Spots of fry to cobalt. Some light spout wear. H 14 1/2".
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