Lot #: 468
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 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.
Scarce Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "J. SWANK & CO. / JOHNSTOWN, PA.," circa 1870, ovoid jar with semi-squared rim and a high-set lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a large sweeping tulip vine design in the Swank style. Unusual decoration under one handle features a freehand cobalt "4" underscored by a large looping line. Impressed under opposite handle with Swank maker's mark above a four-gallon capacity mark and four cobalt stripes. Additional leaf-like brushwork to the handle terminals. Some fry to cobalt. A 2 1/8" rim chip and additional smaller rim chips. A chip to each handle.
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