Lot #: 251
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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, Morgantown, WV origin, circa 1870, cylindrical jar with tooled midsection and applied lug handles, decorated with an arching cobalt tulip design, freehand stripes, and a large freehand "3" flanked by wavy lines. Decoration is in the Uniontown style, though the jar bears an impressed Morgantown capacity mark. Near mint condition. H 13 1/4".
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