Lot #: 70
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 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 Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "S.H. SONNER / STRASBURG, VA", circa 1860, large-sized, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and squared rim, decorated on the front and reverse with a design of a hanging flower flanked by swags. Impressed under one handle with a five-gallon capacity mark and a faint S.H. Sonner maker's mark. The decoration and capacity of this jar are unusual in Sonner's production. A small handle chip. A tiny handle nick. Minor chips to exterior of rim. A shallow 1 1/8" chip to top of rim. A large, sealed Y-shaped crack at base, which continues onto underside, where it forms a second Y.
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