Lot #: 186
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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 Westerwald Stoneware Tobacco Jar, circa 1770, cylindrical form with tapering neck fitted and capped with a threaded pewter screw lid. Body decorated with two horizontal cobalt stripes. Incised "8" on shoulder. Two dents to pewter lid. Stopper insert lacking metal finial. Three hairlines from rim, measuring approximately 2", 1 1/4", and 1". Small base chip. A few other minor base chips, which appear to be in the making. H 6".
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