Lot #: 472
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Beaver, PA origin, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a boldly-brushed design of a curving stem with three large fuchsia blossoms. Excellent decoration covering most of the jar's front. A shallow chip on exterior of rim. A few shallow chips on interior of rim, the largest measuring 7/8". A large L-shaped crack from rim on reverse, with a short hairline extending off from it. Hairlines on underside, extending 2" up base on front.
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