Lot #: 276
Price Realized: $1,062.00
($900 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Salesman's Sample Stoneware Cream Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, probably J. Dipple, Lewistown, PA, late 19th century, ovoid jar with semi-squared rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a large tulip extending from a leafy stem. Impressed with a cobalt-highlighted number "5" at the shoulder, indicating the jar was probably made as a miniature sample of Dipple's five-gallon-size product. Miniature stoneware from Central Pennsylvania is considered very unusual. Provenance: Dr. Raymond L. Owen Collection. Small base chip. H 2 3/4".
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