Lot #: 10
Price Realized: $115.00
($100 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "HOLMES & PURDY / DUNDEE, NY," second quarter 19th century, ovoid jar with flared rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed leaf design at the midsection, the maker's and capacity marks with brushed cobalt highlights. Heavy chipping to rim. Large in-the-firing vertical separation on interior, visible as a 9 1/2" vertical hairline on front left side. Additional 6" hairline from rim on front, associated with this separation. Two other shorter hairlines from rim. Cracks on underside, extending onto base.
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