Lot #: 452
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Tree-of-Life Decoration, attributed to Stephen B. Sweeney, Henrico County, VA, circa 1838-1863, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed and slip-trailed tree-of-life design. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. The design on this jar, based on the iconic tree-of-life motif of Henry Lowndes' Petersburg, VA pottery, is indicative of the transfer of decorative styles within the James River potting community. Rim chips. In-the-firing slump to rim. A 2 1/4" in-the-firing flake to one handle. A glazed-over base chip. A faint 2 1/4" Y-shaped line under one handle and a faint 1 1/4" line to shoulder, both not visible on interior.
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