Lot #: 186
Price Realized: $2,070.00
($1,800 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.
Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Slip-Trailed Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN," Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1855, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied tab handles, decorated with a slip-trailed tulip plant featuring three blossoms and heavily-leafed stems. Shoulder decorated completely around circumference of jar with two wavy slip-trailed lines. Well-decorated reverse of jar features a horizontal design of seven tulip blossoms. Additional slip-trailed wavy line design under each handle. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, found in the Mid-Atlantic. Small chips to one handle. A recessed in-the-firing contact mark on reverse.
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