Lot #: 316
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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 Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Tree Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1825, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and squared rim, the circumference decorated with a series of brushed cobalt trees along with what appears to be a small heron-like bird pecking at a branch. Highly unusual design. Significant restoration to underside. Restoration to base. 7" crack extending up from base. Small in-the-firing rim chips. Some wear to surface near shoulder. Flaking to interior. H 8".
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