Lot #: 111
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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 Stoneware Jars, Mid-Atlantic origin, second half 19th century, a one-gallon cylindrical jar with swag decoration, Baltimore, MD or Richmond, VA origin, paired with a one-gallon cream jar with cobalt clover decoration. Cylindrical jar with a faint 2 1/4" surface line at base, not visible on interior, and some water glass staining. Cream jar with 3 1/2" line from rim, a line on underside continuing onto base in four places, a small chip on interior of rim, and some spots of white paint.
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