Lot #: 155
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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 with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "W.H. FARRAR & CO. / GEDDES, N.Y.," circa 1860, ovoid jar with flared rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed flowering plant design featuring three blossoms with dotted and dashed interiors. Excellent decoration. Provenance: Lynn White Collection, Readfield, ME. Large Y-shaped crack at base, extending across underside, and 1" up reverse. 1 1/2" chip to rim on reverse. A few minor chips to interior of rim. 3 1/2" salt drip on reverse. Long crack from rim on reverse. Some spots of fry to cobalt. A few faint lines under one handle and on reverse. H 10 3/4".
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