Lot #: 186
Price Realized: $944.00
($800 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 Ten-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Bold Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "A & W BOUGHNER / GREENSBORO / PA", circa 1860, large-sized, cylindrical jar with combed midsection, tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, the shoulder decorated with large leaves flanking the maker's mark, above an undulating vine bearing a classic Boughner tulip motif. Thick freehand stripes to shoulder, midsection, and base. Base with freehand "10". Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Exceptional size, strong decoration, and desirable maker's mark. Provenance: Collection of Lorren Lambert, Staunton, VA. Restored cracks throughout with some very minor touch-up to one stem of leaf at shoulder. A very minor chip to end of one handle. H 20".
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