Lot #: 114
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.
Unusual One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Strasburg, VA origin, probably Philip Byers, circa 1840, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, and squared rim, decorated around the shoulder with four brushed and slip-trailed designs of a fan-shaped flower. This jar is related in its form and use of a slip cup to the work of Bell family associate, Philip Byers. A smooth in-the-firing contact mark to one side. Jar is slightly out-of-round. A 4 1/4" hairline from rim.
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