Lot #: 439
Price Realized: $1,380.00
($1,200 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.
Fine Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, the midsection with heavily-incised banding. Surface heavily-decorated with fuchsia vines at shoulder, several freehand stripes throughout, vining to bottom section, and the number "6" in script at base, surrounded by brushed dots and flanked by additional vining. Staining to surface. Some light wear to surface. Hairlines in underside. Hairlines in one handle. Minor chip to shoulder molding on reverse. Minor chip to end of one handle. Small base chip.
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