Lot #: 501
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Three-Gallon Glazed Redware Jar, Galena, IL origin, second half 19th century, tapered jar with large squared rim and incised line near shoulder, the interior and exterior covered in a heavy lead glaze over a green ground with heavy orange mottling throughout. Impressed sideways "3" on rim. Very nice condition. Glazed exterior surface survives in remarkable near mint condition, difficult-to-find on Galena redware. Some minor wear to rim including a shallow chip on interior of rim. Some flakes to interior base. H 11 1/8".
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