Lot #: 515
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 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 "H. SMITH & Co.", Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1825, ovoid jar with semi-rounded rim and applied tab handles, decorated with a brushed design of a sunflower, featuring leaves emanating from its stem and blossom. Reverse decorated with a series of foliate devices below a row of chain links. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Jar is broken into sections and reglued. A crude restoration to one handle. A flake to underside along edge. A few minor base chips.
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