Lot #: 406
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Two Half-Gallon Stoneware Jars with Cobalt Decoration, attributed to R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1875, a cylindrical jar with squared rim, decorated with three brushed cobalt flowers around the shoulder, paired with a cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and tooled rim, decorated with brushed cobalt swags around the shoulder. Both jars in excellent, essentially as-made condition, with some water glass staining to surface of floral-decorated example.
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