Lot #: 282
Price Realized: $531.00
($450 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.
One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Federal Eagle Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, decorated with a stenciled design of a spread-winged Federal eagle with shield across its chest, clutching an olive branch and arrows. Elaborate freehand straight and wavy stripe decoration above and below. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some in-the-firing saltiness to cobalt.
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