Lot #: 186
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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.
Unusual Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Swan Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1850-1880, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, flared collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a folky brushed design of a swimming swan on stylized water. Cobalt highlight to capacity mark. Excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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