Lot #: 299
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Rare Ten-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Floral Decoration, Palatine, WV origin, circa 1875, large-sized, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and lug handles, decorated with a flowering undulating vine across the midsection. Shoulder with additional vine motif. Freehand stripe below rim and highlights to handle terminals. Shoulder with unusual coggled "10" capacity mark. Exceptional size. Wear to surface, primarily front of jar. Wear to rim. Chips to interior of rim. Two chips and wear to left handle. Some wear to right handle. H 19 1/2."
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