Lot #: 366
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 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.
Three-Gallon Lidded Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Henry Harrison Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1830, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a stem bearing leaves and circular blossoms. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Includes original salt-glazed lid, extremely unusual for pieces of this form, age, and origin. Jar in very nice condition with base chips and some staining to base. Lid with heavy chipping to flange on underside of lid, a glazed-over edge chip, and two small chips to knob.
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