Lot #: 394
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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, Stamped "P. HERRMANN", Baltimore, MD, circa 1875, both of cylindrical form, a one-gallon jar with two-stemmed clover plant motif on the front and reverse and a two-gallon jar with swag motif at shoulder. Each impressed with Peter Herrmann maker's marks at shoulder. Provenance: Descended in the family of Baltimore, MD potter, Peter Herrmann. One-gallon jar with in-the-firing crazing throughout. Two-gallon jar with rim chips, an in-the-firing contact mark to rim, a small in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder, and a small in-the-firing separation to bottom.
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