Lot #: 59
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.
One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Stamped "SLH", Sylvanus Leander Hartsoe, Lincoln County, NC, fourth quarter 19th century, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder and flared rim, the surface covered in a mottled olive-colored alkaline glaze with glass runs descending from rim onto body with colorful rutile throughout. Impressed at shoulder with Sylvanus Hartsoe maker's mark above a one-gallon capacity mark. Excellent condition with two minor in-the-firing base chips.
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