Lot #: 270
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 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 Stoneware Jar with Floral Decoration, probably Boughner Family, Greensboro, PA, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large looping vine bearing four tulips. Brushed script number 4 at base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Underside is raised, keeping the jar from sitting flat. Staining and adhesive residue to surface. An in-the-firing separation to one handle terminal.
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