Lot #: 129
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, James River Valley, VA origin, circa 1820, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on the front and back with tassel-shaped cobalt brushwork. Additional cobalt highlights to the ends of each handle. A good example of early Virginia stoneware. Some tight lines on one side, emanating from an area several inches below one handle. Additional 2 1/2" hairline extending from a rim chip on same side, as well as a tight horizontal line directly under same handle. A similar tight horizontal line extending through the very end of the jar's opposite handle. Jar rings fine when tapped.
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