Lot #: 40
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stamped "THOMAS D. CHOLLAR / CORTLAND," NY State origin, circa 1840, highly ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt leaf and the number "2". Maker's mark brushed over in cobalt. Some bubbling to cobalt over name. Scratched area to front. Very faint Y-shaped line under one handle, near base. Additional hairlines under opposite handle. Rim chips.
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