Lot #: 311
Price Realized: $295.00
($250 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Drape-and-Tassel Decoration, New Jersey origin, circa 1830, ovoid, bowl-shaped jar with applied lug handles, profusely-decorated on one side with a spotted drape motif, embellished with two large tassels. Brushed cobalt highlights to front handle terminals. Possibly the most heavily-decorated piece of stoneware of this school that we have seen. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a fifty-year private collection. Large, restored inverted Y-shaped crack from rim on reverse. Three shorter restored cracks extending from base on reverse / side of jar. A short restored line extending from base on front of jar. Old, sticky residue to surface. A few minor rim chips and a minor firing flaw to rim on front.
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