Lot #: 428
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 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.
Two One-Gallon Stoneware Jars with Cobalt Decoration, NJ origin, mid 19th century, an ovoid, handled jar with brushed floral decoration on one side and a cobalt-script "1' flanked by dashes and wavy lines, attributed to Abial Price, Matawan, NJ; paired with an ovoid, handled jar with spotted drape-and-tassel motif on one side, NJ origin. Unsigned Price jar with two tight cracks from rim on reverse, measuring 4 1/2" and 3", a 1 1/8" in-the-firing iron ping to front, and rim chips. Other jar with rim chips, light wear to handles, and a glazed-over chip to bottom edge of one handle.
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