Lot #: 151
Price Realized: $1,062.00
($900 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt Decoration, attributed to the Thompson Pottery, Morgantown, WV, circa 1870, semi-ovoid jar with combed body, tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and extruded lug handles, decorated with a brushed undulating vine between freehand stripes, above three rows of flower blossoms separated by additional freehand stripes. Freehand "4" at base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Reverse with four-gallon Thompson capacity mark. Provenance: Collection of Lorren Lambert, Staunton, VA. Very nice condition. Some smooth, shallow chips and wear to interior of rim. A 1 1/4" flake to reverse end of one handle.
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