Lot #: 153
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 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.
Unusual Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Eye Decoration, probably WV origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a brushed design of a eye with lashes above a freehand "4" flanked by spots and dashes. Crudely-brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. The eye design on this jar may represent the fraternal organization, The Independent Order of the Odd Fellows, as an open eye is one of its key symbols. Provenance: From an over forty-year private collection. Jar is out-of-round. One handle chip. Some in-the-firing contact marks to surface.
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