Lot #: 249
Price Realized: $1,440.00
($1,200 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-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN / ALEXA," Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1845, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on the front with a brushed design of a sunflower, including foliate devices emanating from the blossom. Reverse decorated with a horizontal sunflower motif beside a brushed circle. A 3 3/8" loss to rim. Chips to interior of rim. A chip to reverse end of one handle. A spider crack on side of jar, extending from base to handle. Large network of thin cracks around base. A small network of thin lines at midsection on reverse. Small base chips. An in-the-firing fissure on underside, not visible on interior. H 12 3/8".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
B.C. MILBURN / ALEXA (Alexandria, VA) Stoneware Crock
H. SMITH & CO. (Alexandria, Virginia) Stoneware Pitcher
Exceptional J. SWANN / ALEXA (Alexandria, VA) Stoneware Incised Ship Jar
"Smith / Airville / Va" American Crock
J. MILLER / ALEX (James Miller, Alexandria, VA) Stoneware Jar
Outstanding B. C. MILBURN / ALEXA. Stoneware Water Cooler, Alexandria, VA origin
Important B. C. MILBURN, Alexandria, VA Stoneware Jar w/ Elaborate Slip-Trailed Design
H.C. SMITH / ALEXA. / D.C. (Alexandria, Virginia) Stoneware Pitcher
