Lot #: 28
Price Realized: $1,610.00
($1,400 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.
Outstanding One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN / ALEXA," VA origin, circa 1845, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated with a large brushed cobalt flowering plant design, culminating in a circular blossom flanked by leaves. Shoulder decorated with cobalt chain links. Reverse decorated with a large vertical floral design. Milburn stoneware with heavy vertical decoration on both sides is unusual. A fine example of Alexandria pottery. 3/4" glazed-over base chip. Other small base chips. Several chips to one handle. Small chip to opposite handle. Rim chip. H 10 1/4".
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