Lot #: 503
Price Realized: $206.50
($175 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Clover Decoration, Stamped "P. HERRMANN", Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a split-stem clover motif. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed with partially-stamped Peter Herrmann maker's mark at shoulder, only a quarter of the maker's mark being visible. A 1 1/4" chipped section to one handle. A thin, shallow 5/8" chip to opposite handle. Two minor, in-the-making rim chips.
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