Lot #: 206A
Price Realized: $2,530.00
($2,200 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.
Rare and Fine Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN / ALEXA," Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1850, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and rounded rim, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a flowering plant, featuring a circular blossom flanked by two tulips. Reverse with two rows of wavy lines in a drape pattern. One of the finest examples of Milburn stoneware we have offered in the past few years. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in Virginia. Very nice condition: shallow chipping to base, a tiny nick to bottom edge of rim, light wear to cobalt, and a minor in-the-firing chip / contact mark near base on front. H 8 1/4".
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