Lot #: 252
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, attributed to David Greenland Thompson, Morgantown, WV, circa 1870, cylindrical jar with tooled midsection, rounded rim, and applied ribbed handles, decorated with a sweeping vine across the shoulder, and cobalt leaves flanking the number 4 below. Shoulder, midsection, and base, decorated with a brushed cobalt stripe. Chips to handle. A few chips to interior of rim. Some staining to surface, mostly visible on shoulder on reverse. H 14 1/2".
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