Lot #: 61
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Bowl with Cobalt Swag Decoration, Stamped "MILLER & WOODARD / STRASBURG, VA", circa 1885, tapered bowl with squared rim and small tab handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed inverted swag motif in the Strasburg style. Lightly-impressed under one handle with the difficult-to-find maker's mark of potter, George Miller and merchant, William Woodward. Smooth 3/4" base chip, possibly in-the-firing, and a second, minor base chip. Heavy chipping to rim. A chip to one handle.
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