Lot #: 467
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Clover Decoration and Impressed Star, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1870, cylindrical jar with semi-squared rim, decorated with a two-stemmed clover plant on the front and reverse. Shoulder impressed with a star, believed to be a specific journeyman potter's stamp, possibly used to create a count of his output at the end of each day. A restored horizontal hairline at base. A restored rim chip. A minor in-the-firing base chip.
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