Lot #: 266
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.
Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, attributed to David Greenland Thompson, Morgantown, WV, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with incised banding, tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and ribbed lug handles, decorated at the shoulder with freehand vining between two stripes, across the midsection with two foliate motifs, and at the base with flowers flanking a freehand number 4. Brushed cobalt highlights to the ends of the handles. Long crack on reverse, extending from shoulder to base and across underside. A glazed-over chip to exterior of rim. Small chips to interior of rim.
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