Lot #: 71
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "JOHN WALKER," Washington, D.C. origin, circa 1830, ovoid jar with squared rim and arching tab handles, decorated on the front with a large Alexandria-style floral motif, featuring a circular flower blossom flanked by leafy trails. Reverse decorated with three cobalt leaves. An additional cobalt leaf brushed under one handle. Impressed with rare "JOHN WALKER" maker's mark below rim on front. This jar, which is one of the finer pieces of Walker stoneware to surface in recent years, is a great example of the decorative influence of the Wilkes Street Pottery in nearby Alexandria, Virginia. One handle appears to be fully restored. Restoration to section of opposite handle. Small rim chips, mostly on reverse. Small in-the-firing chip to base. H 10 1/2".
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