Lot #: 337
Price Realized: $1,006.25
($875 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Greensboro, PA origin, probably A. & W. Boughner, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with semi-squared rim, banded midsection, and tooled shoulder, lavishly-decorated with thirty-two short cobalt stripes, long stripes at the shoulder and midsection, and a freehand "2" at the base. An unusual and boldly-decorated example. 1 1/4" shallow flake to rim. Very faint inverted 3 1/4" Y-shaped line on reverse. H 12".
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