Lot #: 372
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.
Five-Gallon Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jar, attributed to Solomon Loy, Alamance County, NC, mid 19th century, wide-bodied, ovoid jar with flattened rim and applied lug handles, the surface covered in a salt glaze with heavy runs and drips throughout, including rutile. Incised "5" under one handle. Essentially as-made condition. Rim is out-of-round. A small in-the-firing base chip. H 11 1/4" ; Diam. (across base) 9 3/8".
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