Lot #: 50
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
Unusual Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Impressed Floral Decoration, New Jersey origin, circa 1830, approximately four-gallon ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted floral design featuring a central four-petaled blossom flanked by leafy vines. Reverse with brushed three-petaled flower. Handles and undersides of handles accented with cobalt dashes. 1 1/4" smooth in-the-firing chip on interior of rim with 1 1/2" surface line extending from it on top of rim. An additional 2 1/4" shallow area of in-the-firing wear on interior of rim. 5/8" chip on interior of rim beside an additional small chip. 5" hairline from rim on front. 3" hairline from rim on reverse. 2" hairline from rim on side of jar.
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