Lot #: 444
Price Realized: $1,062.00
($900 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Marbled Manganese Splotch Decoration, probably Ohio, mid 19th century, cylindrical jar with footed base, rounded shoulder, and flared rim, decorated with profuse purplish-brown manganese daubs over a slip-coated ground and covered in salt glaze. A striking decorative treatment with marbled runs to the manganese. Provenance: Ex-David Wheatcroft. Excellent condition with a chip to exterior of rim and a long hairline to underside, continuing 2 3/4" up base.
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