Lot #: 17
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.
Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Dated 1843, attributed to Smith & Day, Norwalk, CT, approximately one-gallon ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated with an abstract slip-trailed floral design with looping stem, above the cobalt date "1843". A small chip and minor nick on interior of rim. Some light bubbling to cobalt. A small, minor Y-shaped line under one handle, not visible on interior, which likely occurred in the firing. A few minor base nicks, probably in-the-firing.
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