Lot #: 297
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "A. KEISTER & .CO / STRASBURG .VA.", circa 1850, ovoid jar with tall collar and ribbed lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed floral motif featuring three open-centered blossoms. Impressed under one handle with Adam Keister maker's mark below a raised-face two-gallon capacity mark. Small chips to exterior of rim. A 3" Y-shaped surface line near base below one handle. Some minor, in-the-firing surface chipping to shoulder.
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