Lot #: 261
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Possibly Unique Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Pastoral Scene Decoration, possibly New Jersey, circa 1860, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and squared rim, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a willow tree beside a fence with horse. Reverse with cobalt inscription "3.G.". This jar was made by an as-yet-unidentified maker, who produced distinctive pottery inscribed on the reverse with slip-trailed numbers and the letter "G" for gallon. A 3" faint spider line to shoulder on side of jar, not visible on interior. A faint line on underside, which does not appear to extend through to interior. Some fry to cobalt at top of tree.
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