Lot #: 77
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Scarce Three-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Twice "SAM'L. I. IRVINE / NEWVILLE, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jar with rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and back with a large cobalt flowering vine design. Impressed with cobalt-highlighted mark of Samuel Irvine on the shoulder of both sides. Large rim chips. Y-shaped crack extending from rim and under one handle. Stone ping on one side. Fry to cobalt. A short in-the firing vertical separation line at base, continuing a short distance onto underside. H 10".
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