Lot #: 382
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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 Cream Jar with Cobalt House Decoration, Stamped "A. O. WHITTEMORE, / HAVANA. N.Y", circa 1870, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a house with two chimneys, five windows, and a door, situated on a stylized ground. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Fry to cobalt. A 4" area of restoration to rim. A 1 1/2" in-the-firing Y-shaped line at base, continuing 2 1/4" onto underside. A few chips to one handle. A 1" iron ping to side of jar.
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