Lot #: 388
Price Realized: $270.00
($225 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.
Two Stoneware Jars, Mid-Atlantic origin, circa 1840-1880, both of cylindrical form, one with swag-and-flower motif, Baltimore, MD origin, the other with swag motif, probably Southeastern PA origin. Shorter jar with heavy chipping to rim and a fork-shaped line in underside. Taller jar with minor base chips, two chips to shoulder molding, and a minor rim chip. H (of shorter jar) 6 1/2".
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