Lot #: 530
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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 R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA Stoneware Jars, circa 1875, one-gallon and one-and-a-half-gallon jars, both of similar cylindrical form. One-gallon jar decorated with three double-flower motifs around the body. One-and-a-half-gallon jar decorated with three similar drooping floral motifs. One-gallon jar in essentially as-made condition with in-the-firing dryness to surface. One-and-a-half-gallon jar in excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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