Lot #: 346
Price Realized: $115.00
($100 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 Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "W.H. FARRAR & CO. / GEDDES, N.Y.," circa 1860, highly ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flaring collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt flower beside the number "2". Provenance: Lynn White Collection, Readfield, ME. 8 3/4" crack extending under one handle. 4" horizontal Y-shaped surface line on reverse. 2 1/4" inverted Y-shaped surface line under one handle. Minor chip on interior of rim. Contact mark on reverse. 2" in-the-firing separation line on interior of rim, which does not extend through to exterior. H 10".
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