Lot #: 168
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Large-Sized Alkaline-Glazed Southern Stoneware Jar, possibly Edgefield, SC or Alabama origin, 19th century, ovoid jar with large tab handles and flared rim, covered in a colorful pale green alkaline glaze. 2 1/2" loss to rim. Other rim chips. Bumps to surface. Base chips. Lines to surface extending upward from base. Flake to underside of one handle. H 16 1/2".
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