Lot #: 158
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Virginia origin, circa 1820-1830, ovoid jar with tab handles and tall collar with thin, rounded rim molding. Decorated on front and reverse with a stem bearing two leaves accented with dashes. Cobalt accents to the handle terminals. Good form and strong decoration. Base chip. Wear to surface around midsection. Three rim chips and a 1 1/2" chipped section to rim. 1" piece of clay adhered to jar. 7/8" chip to handle, beside a small nick. Additional light wear to handle. Shallow 5/8" chip to opposite handle, along with some additional lesser wear to same handle. Several tight lines to body of jar, some of which are barely visible on interior.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Outstanding J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT Stoneware Jar w/ Extravagant Cobalt Deer Scene
Extremely Important Jar by Enslaved Potter Harry, Pottersville, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1840
Highly Important "Mrs. Elesebeth Tarbell / 1806" BOSTON Stoneware Jar
Rare and Important David Drake Stoneware Jar: "Decr. 4, 1856 / Dave / Lm," Edgefield District, SC
Exceptional J. SWANN / ALEXA (Alexandria, VA) Stoneware Incised Ship Jar
