Lot #: 240
Price Realized: $206.50
($175 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1820, ovoid jar with applied tab handles and semi-rounded rim, decorated on the front and reverse with a two-stemmed plant bearing three-petaled blossoms. Cobalt highlights to tops of handles and handle terminals. A 2 1/2" in-the-firing crack from rim, beside one handle, including a very faint, approximately 2" line descending from it. Minor base chips.
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