Lot #: 467
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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-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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