Lot #: 414
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 Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Tulip Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1840, ovoid jar with squared rim and applied tab handles, decorated on the front and back with two large cobalt tulips. Two long, narrow chips to rim, probably in-the-firing flaws. Large chip to end of one handle. A few in-the-firing contact marks.
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