Lot #: 219
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, attributed to "E.S. & B.," New Brighton, PA, late 19th century, pair of cylindrical jars with rounded shoulders and flattened rims, each decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt "2" underscored by a looping line. Decoration is applied over a whitish slip-coated clay surface. One jar with a 5 3/4" crack from rim and a 6" crack extending up from base, as well as chips on interior of rim. Other jar with an approximately 2 1/2" x 2" X-shaped line to shoulder, not visible on interior. H 11 3/8".
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