Lot #: 351
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Loop-Handled Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1815-1825, exceptional early form with rounded foot, heavily-tooled shoulder, squared rim and open loop handles. Decorated on the front and back with large flowering vines extending from the handles. Arching cobalt line under each handle. Excellent form, color, and decoration. Probably an early product of Baltimore's Parr family. One handle restored. Hairline extending length of underside and several inches up one side of jar under one handle, as well as onto base on other side of jar.
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