Lot #: 157
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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.
Scarce Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Pruntytown, WV origin, circa 1870, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, decorated with a leafy vine bearing four large blossoms. Freehand "3" flanked by dashes at base. Wavy freehand stripe below rim. An incised "3" to shoulder area. Large sealed Y-shaped crack on underside, continuing up reverse to shoulder where three shorter, thinner cracks emanate from it. A patch of light exfoliation to reverse and some minor exfoliation to side of jar.Nicks and wear to rim. A small Y-shaped line to front. In-the-firing surface crazing to shoulder.
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