Lot #: 373
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, probably New England, early 19th century, ovoid jar with open loop handles and incised banding to shoulder, decorated on the front and reverse with a slip-trailed design of a stem bearing leaves. A large in-the-firing iron ping at base. A thin crack across underside, becoming an approximately 7" Y-shaped crack ascending from base. A very tight, approximately 7 1/2" spider line on opposite side.
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