Lot #: 249
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "JORDAN," New York State origin, third quarter 19th century, semi-ovoid jar with tooled accents, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with two tulips extending from a leafy stem, above a cobalt script "2". Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Excellent color. Some light fry to cobalt. A chip to one handle. Some scattered exfoliation to left side of jar under handle. Two chips to inner rim where a lid would rest. A few in-the-firing chips to underside at edge.
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