Lot #: 461
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 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 Stoneware Jars with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "A.E. SMITH & SONS, / MANUFACTURERS, / 38 Peck Slip, N.Y.", circa 1855, a one-and-a-half-gallon jar with triple-blossomed floral decoration, paired with a two-gallon jar with brushed floral motif. One-and-a-half-gallon jar with three thin cracks from rim, a few chips to interior of rim, a 1 1/2" chip to side of jar, a 3 1/2" Y-shaped line to underside, and a 1 1/2" in-the-firing chip to bottom edge. Two-gallon jar with a few chips to interior of rim, two nicks to exterior of rim, a base chip on reverse, and a black crayon or ink notation on underside.
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