Lot #: 394
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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 and Fine Westerwald Stoneware Jar with Applied Coat of Arms, German origin, circa 1680, square section jar with rounded foot and rim, decorated on four sides with coat of arms of Anselem Francis von Ingelheim, Archbishop Elector of Mainz from 1679-1695. Applied shell-like designs to corners on shoulder and near base. Surface highlighted in bold cobalt slip. This form may have served as a tobacco jar. Near mint condition with a minor 1/2" flake at base, connected to a faint 1/2" line. H 7 1/2".
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