Lot #: 161
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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "M. & T. MILLER / NEWPORT, PA", circa 1870, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with three large tulips emanating from a central stem. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and handle terminals. Some scattered light exfoliation to base of jar on left side and rim of jar. Some other lesser exfoliation to surface elsewhere. Some wear to interior and exterior of rim, including two small chips to interior of rim. A 3/4" in-the-firing ping to underside. H 13 3/8".
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