Lot #: 491
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.
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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