Lot #: 498
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.
Glazed Redware Lidded Jar, Galena, IL origin, second half 19th century, nicely-potted cylindrical jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and tall rounded rim, the surface covered in a lead glaze over a colorful pale green ground with orange spots. Includes original lid with tooled border and stepped finial, the surface covered in a lead glaze over a pumpkin-colored ground. Smooth heavy glaze wear to rim. Wear to interior of rim area, including a shallow 1 1/4" flake to interior where the lid would rest. Some abrasions to glazed surface. Base chip. Glaze flakes to interior. 2 1/4" loss to edge of lid and several other chips to edge of lid. H (excluding lid) 12 1/4".
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