Lot #: 216
Price Realized: $1,725.00
($1,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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 Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Tulip Decoration, Stamped "KEESEE & PARR, / RICHMOND, / VA," circa 1865, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, squared flaring rim, and applied lug handles, decorated front and back with a large brushed tulip. A fine example of Richmond stoneware. Signed examples of Keesee & Parr stoneware are most often found in the form of two-gallon jars with cobalt swag decoration. Signed floral-decorated examples are quite rare. Excellent condition. In-the-firing salt and iron drip extending down one side below handle. Minor chip on interior of rim and a minor chip on exterior of rim. Also a glazed-over chip on exterior of rim and two glazed-over chips on interior of rim. Flaking to interior base. H 14 1/4".
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