Lot #: 215
Price Realized: $720.00
($600 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "H.C. SMITH / ALEXA / D.C.," circa 1845, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and squared rim, decorated with a series of three conjoined tulips around its circumference. Provenance: Suzita Cecil Myers Collection. A 1 1/2" in-the-firing base chip. A large Y-shaped line on underside, continuing 2" up base. Some shallow in-the-firing chipping to rim. H 10 3/8".
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