Lot #: 399
Price Realized: $718.75
($625 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "M. & T. MILLER / NEWPORT, PA," circa 1870, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a heavily-brushed stem with leaves, culminating in a tulip blossoms. Cobalt highlights to maker's and capacity marks. Excellent decoration and desirable Central Pennsylvania maker. 1 3/4" chip to underside at edge, possibly in-the-firing. Some glazed-over, in-the-firing surface lines on front, not visible on interior. One of these lines extends a short distance onto underside. A 3" H-shaped, in-the-firing line on reverse, which is glazed-over and not visible on the interior. A second tight crack on underside, which extends several inches up reverse side of jar. Three small chips to interior of rim. 1 1/8" glazed-over line above one handle. Some traces of old dark paint to surface.
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