Lot #: 455
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, attributed to Benjamin DuVal & Co., Richmond, VA, circa 1811-1820, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, thin rim, and applied lug handles with distinctive depressed terminals highlighted in cobalt slip. Pieces signed by or attributed to the pottery of Richmond pharmacist, Benjamin DuVal, are considered rare and highly-prized examples of early Virginia stoneware. Loss to one handle. Several rim chips. Heavy chipping to base. A large X-shaped crack extending from base and continuing onto underside. A few typical in-the-firing flaws to surface.
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