Lot #: 249
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
Scarce Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Uniontown, PA, circa 1870, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and ribbed lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt tulip, underscored by three freehand stripes. Additional brushed stripe below rim. Top of rim impressed with distinctive Morgantown, WV three-gallon capacity mark, although the decoration is more typical of Uniontown, PA. Provenance: Descended to the consignor in a Western PA family. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a tiny, glazed-over nick to shoulder and minor stone ping at base.
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