Lot #: 26
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Very Rare One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, attributed to James Miller, Alexandria, VA, circa 1820, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on the front with three flowers extending from a central stem. Reverse inscribed "1 G" in cobalt. Additional cobalt brushed entirely around each handle. The form, style of decoration, and gallon designation in cobalt, are all consistent with Alexandria potter, James Miller. A particularly well-decorated example of Virginia stoneware from this early time period. Top-to-bottom Y-shaped crack extending down from rim, with small related chip on interior of rim. Handle chip. H 8 3/4".
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