Lot #: 270
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Floral Decoration, probably Boughner Family, Greensboro, PA, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large looping vine bearing four tulips. Brushed script number 4 at base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Underside is raised, keeping the jar from sitting flat. Staining and adhesive residue to surface. An in-the-firing separation to one handle terminal.
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