Lot #: 161
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Cornucopia Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, possibly Ingalls, Taunton, MA, second quarter 19th century, vase-like jar with narrow opening, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cornucopia design bearing stylized flowers. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Small chip to edge on underside and other minor base nicks. Otherwise as-made condition with a 1 1/4" salt drip to reverse, and small in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder on front, and minor in-the-firing flaws.
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