Lot #: 497
Price Realized: $1,092.50
($950 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.
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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