Lot #: 168
Price Realized: $531.00
($450 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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, Stamped "E. FOWLER / BEAVER, PA", circa 1870, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a boldly-brushed design of flowers emanating from a leafy vine. Swag and stripe decorations above, and a stripe with freehand "4" below. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed with Enoch Fowler maker's mark on reverse. Some fry to cobalt. A glazed-over dent to one handle. A 1 5/8" rim chip on reverse. A 3/4" in-the-firing contact mark / surface chip to reverse and a 3/4" glazed-over iron ping to reverse. Some spots of staining.
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