Lot #: 22
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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.
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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