Lot #: 187
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.
Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "H.C. SMITH / ALEXA / D.C.", Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1840, skilfully-potted, highly-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied tab handles, decorated across the shoulder with a flowering vine design. Reverse and areas under handles with cobalt foliate motifs. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: From a Virginia estate. A 1" chip to underside along edge. A 1 1/2" chipped section to one handle along with a small chip to end of same handle. Two chips to opposite handle. A few small in-the-firing contact marks to front of jar.
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