Lot #: 400
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 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 Floral Decoration, attributed to George and/or Albert Black, Somerfield or Confluence, PA, circa 1865-1875, semi-ovoid jar with tooling to body and shoulder, ribbed handles, and semi-rounded rim, the front and reverse decorated with a sweeping floral motif with graduated leaves, applied over slip-coated clay. Brushed freehand "2" to shoulder on front. Provenance: Collection of Harry Meyer, McDonald, PA. One handle with two chips and a small in-the-firing surface chip to one terminal. A small in-the-firing chip to interior of rim, beside a second small chip. A 3 1/2" in-the-firing contact mark to reverse.
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