Lot #: 73
Price Realized: $1,955.00
($1,700 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.
Exceptional Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Profuse Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1860, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, lavishly-decorated on the front and reverse with a large tulip plant bearing eight blossoms and two buds. A particularly fine, visually-striking example. Approximately 3" x 1 3/4" professionally-colored contact mark near base. An additional small professionally-colored contact mark near base on opposite side. Otherwise excellent condition with only minor flaws. Some surface lines on interior, not visible on exterior. A 2 1/2" faint line on exterior, which is visible on interior. Two faint, minor surface lines on exterior only, measuring 3" and 2".
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