Lot #: 456
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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 "H.C. SMITH / ALEXA / D.C.", circa 1835, rotund jar with tooled shoulder, arched tab handles, and rounded rim, decorated on the front with a sweeping stem bearing graduated leaves and fern-shaped blossom. Reverse with brushed chain link decoration. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A few base chips. Some surface wear to midsection on reverse. A 1 1/2" chip to one handle, along with some wear to end of same handle. Shallow chipping to opposite handle.
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