Lot #: 500
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Two-Gallon Glazed Redware Jar, Galena, IL origin, second half 19th century, tapered semi-ovoid jar with tall rim and incised line near shoulder, the interior and exterior covered in a heavy lead glaze over a bluish-green ground with orange spots. Impressed "2" on rim. A few areas of stable exfoliation. Some additional small spots of wear. Wear to top of rim and a small rim chip. Exfoliation to interior base. H 10 1/4".
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