Lot #: 277
Price Realized: $977.50
($850 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.
Outstanding Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Tulip Decoration and Lid, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1835, ovoid jar with flared rim, footed base, and applied tab handles, heavily-decorated with three brushed tulips extending up both sides. Unusual V-shaped brushwork under each handle. Includes a lid with cobalt foliate decoration, which is Baltimore or possibly Philadelphia, second quarter 19th century. A beautiful jar with great form and decoration. 1" in-the-firing separation in rim. A hairline extending across underside and 1" up base of jar. A few minor base chips. Lid with 1 1/2" hairline on underside, extending from a small chip to flange, as well as a 1 1/4" area of wear to flange.
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