Lot #: 484
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "A & W BOUGHNER / GREENSBORO, PA", circa 1860, cylindrical jar with incised banding to midsection, tooled shoulder, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a finely-brushed sweeping tulip, along with a stripe below the rim and a freehand number 2 at base. Impressed with the mark, "A & W BOUGHNER / GREENSBORO / PA", on reverse. Significant restoration to front, extending from rim through middle of floral design and through top of freehand "2". Additional restoration at base extending from right side partway onto reverse. A 1 1/2" surface line from rim on right side of jar.
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