Lot #: 491
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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "BROWN BROTHER , / HUNTINGTON, / L.I.," circa 1870-1885, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a leaf flanked by curved foliate motifs. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Provenance: Donald Matties Collection. Two restored cracks extending from rim to shoulder on reverse. A short, faint line to left handle. Faint lines to underside. A chip to one handle. Shallow chipping and a short line to opposite handle.
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