2 Gal. N. CLARK & CO. / ROCHESTER, NY Stoneware Jar with Floral Decoration

October 28, 2017 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 215

Price Realized: $501.50

($425 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "N. CLARK & CO. / ROCHESTER, NY", circa 1845, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, stepped rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a tulip with shaded blossom and leaves. Slip-trailed "2" to shoulder. Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. An approximately 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" network of faint surface lines to side of jar, not visible on interior. A few other short, faint surface lines to reverse. A faint X-shaped line on underside, not visible on interior. Some light water glass staining to exterior and water glass staining to interior.