Lot #: 129
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Scarce Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Folky Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "SMITH & DAY / MANUFACTURERS", Norwalk, CT origin, circa 1840, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and semi-squared rim, decorated with a haphazard cobalt application, possibly representing an animal. Shoulder impressed with "SMITH & DAY, / MANUFACTURERS," mark. The "NORWALK, CT" portion of the stamp did not take on this example. A 1" rim chip to side of jar. A glazed-over iron ping to front, below decoration. Two tiny glazed-over iron pings to bottom edge. H 8".
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