Lot #: 368
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "McKENZIE & JACKSON / BEAVER, PA", circa 1855, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-squared rim, decorated with a brushed design of two flowers emanating from a curved stem. Large cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A Y-shaped crack on underside, continuing up body of jar in two places. This crack forms a tight vertical spider crack, which ends below the left handle, and additionally forms a long vertical crack on reverse. A chip to interior of rim.
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