Lot #: 353
Price Realized: $862.50
($750 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 Floral Decoration, Stamped "F. STETZENMEYER & G. GOETZMAN", Rochester, NY origin, circa 1855, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on the front with a slip-trailed design of a daisy with spotted center and striped accents to the petals and leaves. Slip-trailed "2" at shoulder. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. The ovoid form of this jar is unusual for this maker. Shallow in-the-firing chips to underside at edge. Two 1 1/2" raised pieces of hardened residue to underside at edge. Whether these two pieces are applied to fill chips or not is unknown. A small stone ping to top of rim. Some light wear to cobalt.
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