Lot #: 52
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 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.
Five-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Stamped "DS", Daniel Seagle, Vale, NC, circa 1840, ovoid jar with applied lug handles and thin, semi-rounded rim, the surface covered in a green alkaline glaze. One handle impressed with the initials "DS", flanked by a pierced circle and a star, a lesser-seen maker's mark variant by Daniel Seagle. Opposite handle impressed with a five-gallon capacity mark. Losses to rim. Exfoliation to surface. Dryness to much of glaze.
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