Lot #: 231
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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar, attributed to A. Keister & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1850, baluster-form jar with applied lug handles, decorated on both sides with a boldly-brushed tulip motif. Brushed 2 under one handle. Numerous small chips to rim, mostly on interior. 5 1/2" crack from rim. Small base chips. Vertical streak of in-the-firing dryness to right of one handle. 1 3/4" hairline on underside, extending 3 1/4" up side of jar from base. H 12 1/8".
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