Lot #: 353
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Three-Gallon Early Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1815-1820, ovoid jar with tooled foot, rounded rim, and large tab handles, decorated on the front and back with a stylized cobalt flower blossom flanked by leaves. Good color and unusual decoration. Possibly the work of Hugh R. Marshall or Henry Remmey, during the early years of cobalt-decorated stoneware production in Baltimore. Provenance: Found in Fredericksburg, VA. Large curving crack extending partway up side and connecting to other hairlines. Hairline on underside. Minor base chip. Some contact marks / firing flaws to cobalt.
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