Lot #: 460
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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 Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stenciled "FOELL & ALT / EAST BIRMINGHAM / PA," circa 1860, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a finely-brushed vine design bearing three tulip blossoms. Foell & Alt stenciling at midsection. Base with freehand "3" flanked by dashes and underscored by a stripe. Impressed "3" at shoulder. Very nice condition with only minor flaws. One handle with a small chip and tiny nick. Opposite handle with a small chip. Two small base chips on reverse. Some wear on interior of rim. A small, shallow chip on top of rim, which appears to have occurred during the firing. A 1 1/2" salt drip at base of jar. Two salt drips to underside. Some sticky residue to surface.
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