Lot #: 287
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Tulip Decoration, possibly Beaver, PA origin, circa 1860, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and ribbed lug handles, decorated with a brushed floral motif over slip-washed clay. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Reverse impressed with a cobalt-highlighted three-gallon capacity mark. Excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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