Lot #: 220
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 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.
Rare Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "S. COOPER / No 4 DIAMOND / PITTSBURGH, PA," Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled midsection and shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an undulating fuschia vine design underscored by a stripe and a second wavy vine with leaves. Base decorated with a brushed cobalt "6" flanked by large dashes. Reverse bears the rare merchant stamp of Stephen Cooper. A fine and boldly-decorated example of Western PA stoneware. Crude restoration to large section of right handle, not visible from the front. In-the-firing minor separation at handle terminal on left handle. H 16 3/8".
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