Lot #: 145
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 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 Pieces of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, attributed to Ralph J. Grier, Chester County, PA origin, circa 1880, both of cylindrical form with squared rim, a quart-sized jar, decorated around the body with four groups of cobalt swags, paired with a one-gallon jar, decorated around the body with four cobalt swag motifs. Quart-sized jar in excellent condition with a tiny rim nick. One-gallon jar in excellent, essentially as-made condition with a minor contact mark to shoulder. H (of quart-sized jar) 7 1/4".
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