Lot #: 87
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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Brown Slip Decoration, NC origin, probably Craven Family, fourth quarter 19th century, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, heavily-decorated in brownish slip with haphazard wavy stripes. Slip decoration of any kind on North Carolina stoneware is unusual. Excellent condition with minor chips to bottom edge.
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