Lot #: 441
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1860, semi-ovoid jar with incised banding at midsection, tooled shoulder, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with an ornately-brushed cobalt "2" surrounded on three sides by wavy lines. Recessed spot to shoulder. Some in-the-firing dryness to surface on left side and reverse. A 1 3/8" shallow chip to interior of rim. A 1 3/8" sliver of in-the-firing clay residue on top of rim.
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