Lot #: 490
Price Realized: $510.00
($425 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Rare One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "J. SWANN / ALEXA," Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1820, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and arched tab handles, brush-decorated with stylized foliate motifs around the shoulder on the front and with an unusual and elaborate spotted "fish scale" motif on reverse. Professional restoration, not affecting cobalt, including restoration to handles. H 10 3/4".
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