Lot #: 252
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
Scarce One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "J.M. HICKERSON / STRASBURG / VIRGINIA," circa 1890, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and squared rim, decorated around the shoulder with three brushed cobalt flower blossoms. Shoulder impressed with James Hickerson's unusual and desirable circular maker's mark surrounding a star. Several rim chips. Tight 6 1/4" crack from rim. Large Y-shaped hairline at base, continuing onto underside. Minor chip to bottom edge.
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