Lot #: 70
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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.
Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Christmas Tree Decoration, Midwestern origin, circa 1870, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and thin rim, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a Christmas tree with potted base and branches capped with star-shaped embellishments. One handle applied at shoulder. There is a brushed cobalt arch where opposite handle was never applied. Impressed "4" on one side; reverse with a brushed cobalt "4" underscored by dashes. Pictured in an issue of "Spinning Wheel" magazine during the 1970's. 1 3/4" shallow chip on interior of rim. Small chip on exterior of rim. Two shallow base chips. Chipping to handle. H 14 1/2".
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