Lot #: 108
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-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, attributed to William Nichols, Poughkeepsie, NY, circa 1823, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flared collar, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a distinctive foliate motif featuring splayed leaves. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Several rim chips. Base chips. A minor handle chips. Some typical in-the-firing iron pings to surface.
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