Lot #: 387
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "F.J. CAIRE / Huntington / L.I.," circa 1854-1863, squat-shaped, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an unusual brushed design of a tulip flanked by two fylfots. Provenance: Donald Matties Collection. Essentially as-made condition with a large salt drip under one handle, two in-the-firing burns to rim and a tight hairline extending across underside and 3 1/2" up base on side of jar.
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