Lot #: 55
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Leaf Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1870, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a series of swags and upswept leaves. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals, along with a curved line of cobalt extending from terminal to terminal. A hairline extending several inches on underside and a short distance onto base. A glazed-over handle chip and post-firing handle chip.
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