Lot #: 109
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Unusual Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to the James River Valley of Virginia, circa 1825-1835, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder, thin squared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a large brushed design of two graduated blossoms extending from a leafy stem. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals, with additional cobalt brushed over top of one handle. Incised "5" under one handle. Two small chips to one handle, one of which occurred in-the-firing. An in-the-firing chip and minor nick to edge on underside. A very faint Y-shaped line across underside.
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