Lot #: 135
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Tornado Decoration, Midwestern origin, circa 1870, ovoid jar with rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt 5 flanked by "tornado" designs. Additional large carrot-shaped foliate designs below the handles. Hairlines to front. Tight hairlines to front and reverse, which possibly occurred in the firing. Traces of old green paint to surface. H 15 1/2".
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