Lot #: 192
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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 Virginia Stoneware Jars, circa 1865, a one-gallon jar with cobalt swag decoration, attributed to David Parr, Jr., Richmond, VA, paired with a half-gallon jar, stamped ".C MILBURN", presumably a broken stamp used by Benedict C. Milburn's son, Stephen Calvert. Parr jar with salt drip and Y-shaped hairline on underside, continuing horizontally onto base. Milburn jar in excellent condition with minor rim nicks.
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