Lot #: 378
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Rare One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Face Decoration, Stamped "W.A. MACQUOID & CO / NEW-YORK. / LITTLE WST 12TH ST.," circa 1870, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt design of a lion's face with spotted beard and cheeks. Restoration to base. Restoration to rim on reverse. Restoration to reglued pieces on underside. Small chip on interior of rim beside a smaller glazed-over chip. A small, shallow chip and two minor on ledge on interior of rim where a lid would rest.
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