Lot #: 489
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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-Gallon Lidded Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "FENTON & HANCOCK / ST. JOHNSBURY VT", circa 1860, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed foliate design featuring stems with thick, scrolled ends. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Includes nicely-fitting, salt-glazed stoneware lid, possibly original to the jar. Wear around shallow chipping around inner rim where lid rests. Light exfoliation to underside. A small in-the-firing contact mark / chip to base on reverse. Lid in excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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