Lot #: 165
Price Realized: $1,298.00
($1,100 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.
Rare and Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration and Roman Numeral III, Uniontown, PA origin, circa 1865, cylindrical jar with semi-rounded rim, applied lug handles, and tooled midsection, the front decorated with two large, curved-stem tulips flanking the Roman numeral "III" for three gallons. Freehand cobalt stripes above and below. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed with a Morgantown-style three-gallon capacity mark on top of rim. Most of one handle missing. Otherwise excellent condition. Large sealed Y-shaped crack at base, continuing onto underside as a tight line.
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