Lot #: 87
Price Realized: $977.50
($850 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1840, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated with a brushed floral garland extending from handle to handle on the front and reverse. Area below rim decorated with brushed cobalt swags. Heavy cobalt highlights to handle terminals, along with vertical cobalt slashes underneath. Excellent size and decoration. Sealed chip to underside of one handle, and a small sealed chip to end of opposite handle. Tight hairline extending across underside and approximately 7" up one side of jar.
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