Lot #: 226
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stamped "R.C.R. / PHILA.," circa 1870, baluster-form jar with flared base, tall collar, and ribbed lug handles, decorated front and back with a brushed cobalt leafy vine design. Impressed with Richard Clinton Remmey maker's mark at base. Rim chips. One small glazed-over chip and a small post-firing chip to one handle. Restoration to section of collar. Restoration to crack extending through decoration and onto underside. Additional restoration to cracks on opposite, which also includes some of decoration. H 14 1/2".
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