Lot #: 583
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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 Baltimore Stoneware Jars, third quarter 19th century, both of similar cylindrical form with rounded shoulder and semi-squared rims, one with boldly-brushed cobalt clover plants on the front and back, the other with more typical cobalt clover design on front and back. Stronger-decorated jar with 1 1/4" rim chip, a nick to shoulder molding, a 1 1/8" base chip, and a 7/8" base chip, as well as hairlines to underside, a few of which extend onto base. This jar also a faint horizontal surface line below rim, not visible on interior. Other jar with some shallow chips to top of rim, a 1 1/4" base chip, a smaller base chip, nicks to base, and some wear to cobalt.
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