Lot #: 307
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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 Quart-Sized Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, attributed to G. & A. Black, Somerfield, PA, circa 1865, diminutive jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, decorated entirely around the body with an elaborate flowering vine featuring Black-style hoof-shaped flowers. The smallest example of Black family stoneware we have seen. Rim chips and a minor base chip. 1 3/8" brown glaze drip to side. H 6".
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