Lot #: 460
Price Realized: $206.50
($175 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, Stamped "SMITH & DAY, / MANUFACTURERS, / NORWALK, CON", circa 1840, both of cylindrical form with tooled shoulder, featuring brushed wavy line decoration and cobalt-highlighted maker's marks. One-gallon jar with rim chips, a faint 2 1/2" line from rim, a minor in-the-firing chip to underside, two in-the-firing pings to front, and some light staining. Two-gallon jar with rim chips, a few minor nicks to inner rim for lid, three base chips, and a thin 1" crack on underside, continuing 3 1/2" up reverse of jar.
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