Lot #: 540
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 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.
Two Mid-Atlantic Stoneware Jars, circa 1850-1880, a four-gallon ovoid jar, decorated on the front and reverse with a horizontal cobalt tulip motif, Philadelphia, PA origin; paired with a four-gallon cylindrical crock, decorated with a cobalt clover motif on both sides, Baltimore, MD origin. Philadelphia jar with restored cracks, a restored rim chip, restoration to base, a short line from rim, and a minor chip on interior of rim. Baltimore crock in essentially as-made condition with an in-the-firing separation on interior and a minor, glazed-over rim chip.
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