Lot #: 162
Price Realized: $1,062.00
($900 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.
Extremely Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Wreath Decoration, Stamped "SHARPLESS & EYER / BLOOMSBURG, PA", fourth quarter 19th century, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a wreath bearing large, four-petaled flower blossoms and small leave. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. This jar is the first example of stoneware we have seen bearing this Central PA maker's mark. A 6" crack on underside, which forms a T at base. Some small areas of bubbling to cobalt.
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