Lot #: 334
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Sunflower Decoration, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN", Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1855, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a brushed floral motif in the Alexandria style, including unusual spotted details to the blossom. Reverse decorated with four vertical foliate motifs. A large Y-shaped line on underside, which includes a faint line extending a short distance onto base. Reverse with a long, diagonal in-the-firing line extending through a deep, 2" in-the-firing chip.
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