Lot #: 363
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Small Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Open Handles, Edgefield, SC, possibly B.F. Landrum, circa 1840, ovoid form with flared rim and open strap handles (one missing), the body decorated with two groups of incised wavy lines around the circumference. Surface covered in a light grayish alkaline glaze. Excellent form. Provenance: Recently found in Georgia. Missing one handle. 7/8" long rim chip, along with other much smaller rim chips and rim wear. 1 3/4" vertical hairline at base. 1 1/2" and 1 1/4" hairlines from rim, with small sections of these lines visible on interior. H 7 1/2".
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