Lot #: 60
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 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.
Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar, attributed to Dave the Slave, Lewis Miles' Stoney Bluff Manufactory, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1855, ovoid jar with rounded rim and applied tab handles, covered in a brown alkaline glaze. Provenance: Stephen Ferrell. Includes a letter of authenticity by Stephen Ferrell. Restoration around midsection. Nick to one handle. H 13 1/8".
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