Lot #: 219
Price Realized: $115.00
($100 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.
One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, James River Basin, VA, circa 1830, ovoid jar with flaring rim and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and back with a wavy cobalt stripe. Provenance: From a thirty-year Virginia collection. 7" hairline from rim. Base chip. 1 3/4" rim chip above one handle. Traces of white paint to rim area. H 10 1/2".
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