Lot #: 472
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
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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