Lot #: 215
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with rounded rim, and heavily-tooled midsection, decorated with freehand cobalt stripes and vining, along with a large script cobalt 2 flanked by dashes. A good example of Western PA freehand decoration. A 3/8" shallow flake to surface on left side of jar's front, and a 3/8" stone pop on right side of jar's front. A 3/4" manufacturing flaw on front, which is covered in cobalt. Thin 3 1/2" crack on underside, extending onto base of jar, where it measures approximately 6" horizontally. H 12".
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