Lot #: 41
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Incised Floral Decoration and Cobalt 1823 Date, Old Bridge, NJ, ovoid jar with footed base, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a deeply-incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a flower or seed pod hanging from a stem with heavily-veined leaves. Reverse with brushed cobalt date "1823" underscored by cobalt accents. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent color, form, and decoration. 9 1/2" vertical L-shaped crack on front, extending onto underside, where it forms an X. This crack also continues from X on the underside 2 1/2" onto base, visible on the jar's right side. Base chips. Shallow 1 1/2" in-the-firing on top of rim. 1" chip above one handle. An additional small rim chip.
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