Lot #: 440
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 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-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1865, semi-ovoid jar with tooled combed banding to midsection, tooled shoulder, and flattened rim, decorated with freehand stripes and graduated swags on the top half of the jar and a scrolled "2" flanked by dashes below. Provenance: From a fifty-year private collection. Excellent condition with staining throughout and a few minor chips to bottom edge of rim. H 11 1/2".
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