Lot #: 240
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stamped "GILSON & Co. / Reading, Pa," circa 1840, highly-ovoid jar with flared collar and applied lug handles, decorated with a stylized brushed foliate design on the front and reverse. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and handle terminals. Significant thin spider cracks to body. A small rim chip. Some staining.
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