Lot #: 497
Price Realized: $1,092.50
($950 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Greensboro or New Geneva, PA origin, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with tooled midsection, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a fine cobalt brushwork throughout, including spotted fuchsia vining, stripes, dashes, wavy lines, and a freehand "3". A well-decorated example. Small chip to end of one handle on reverse. Some light surface wear. Approximately 5" faint Y-shaped surface line to midsection on reverse, not visible on interior.
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