Lot #: 223
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Three-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Edgefield, SC origin, mid 19th century, rotund jar with arched tab handles, flared rim, and unusual raised shoulder molding, the surface covered in a streaky green alkaline glaze. Incised with three slashes below rim. Circumferential tool lines visible to shoulder area and base. Appealing form. A thin 5" vertical crack ascending from base on side of jar. Some shallow chipping to end of one handle. Minor wear to opposite handle. An old, shallow 3/4" rim chip. Circumferential tool lines visible to shoulder area and base.
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