Lot #: 399
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Beaver, PA origin, circa 1870, tapered jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large, undulating fuchsia vine design below a freehand "4", all applied over slip-coated clay. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A 1" area of shallow chipping to front terminal of right handle. Some dry drips of slip residue running vertically on left side of jar from base.
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