Lot #: 477
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Early Cold-Painted Surface, Stamped "B.C. MILLER," Ohio origin, circa 1840, ovoid jar with squared rim and large tab handles, decorated around the shoulder with a later oil painting of blossoming pond lilies, the painting dated "1849". Later painted decoration on American stoneware become a popular pastime from the Victorian period well into the 20th century. This jar features what may be the earliest later painting on American stoneware we have seen. Several rim chips. A few shallow base chips.
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