Lot #: 393
Price Realized: $295.00
($250 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 Clover Decoration, Stamped "P. HERRMANN", Baltimore, MD, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a two-stemmed clover plant design. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed with Peter Herrmann five-gallon maker's mark to shoulder. Provenance: Descended in the family of Baltimore, MD potter, Peter Herrmann. Some water glass staining to surface. One handle with a small chip and minor nick. Other handle with a 1 1/8" chip.
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