Lot #: 190
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to John P. Schermerhorn, Richmond, VA, circa 1830, ovoid jar with applied lug handles, tooled shoulder, and semi-rounded rim, decorated on both sides with a boldly-brushed tulip design. This decoration is unusual among Schermerhorn's known work, and features excellent color. 3" loss to rim with a faint 2 1/2" hairline descending from it. Additional 1" rim chip on reverse. Spider crack in underside, part of which extendes several inches up body of jar, where it forms a Y. Minor base chips, the largest of which measures 3/8" long and is glazed over. An in-the-firing stone ping to one side.
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