Lot #: 234
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, Mid-Atlantic origin, second half 19th century, a one-gallon cylindrical jar with swag decoration, Baltimore, MD origin; paired with a one-and-a-half-gallon ovoid jar with hanging floral decoration and original lid with swag decoration, attributed to Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1880. Baltimore jar in excellent, essentially as-made condition with minor base wear. Remmey jar in excellent condition with a minor base chip. Lid with loss to knob, an edge chip, and shallow chipping to flange on underside of lid.
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