Lot #: 22
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "A.E. SMITH & SONS, / MANUFACTURERS, / 38 Peck Slip, N.Y.", circa 1860, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and flared rim, decorated with a large brushed tulip. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Made at the Smith family manufactory in Norwalk, Connecticut, and advertising their Manhattan storefront. Some fry to cobalt. Large X-shaped crack on underside and large circular hairline around circumference of underside.
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