Lot #: 334
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "F. STETZENMEYER / ROCHESTER, N.Y.," circa 1850, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large and artistic slip-trailed design of a daisy with heavily-shaded petals and leaves. Slip-trailed "3" at shoulder. 10" vertical crack descending from end of one handle onto underside, becoming thinner and extending 8" across underside. 3 1/4" in-the-firing separation line on interior, visible as a 2 1/4" hairline from rim on front. Some light fry to cobalt. 2 1/4" base chip on reverse. Three in-the-firing chips / contact marks on underside, measuring 1 1/2", 1 3/8", and 1 3/8".
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