Extremely Rare Ohio Stoneware Cream Jar with Incised Fish and Rabbit Decorations, circa 1840
Fall 2024 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 78
Estimate: $2,500-$3,500.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $500.
Lot #: 78
Estimate: $2,500-$3,500.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $500.
An estimate is an expected selling price for an item at auction. The price ranges for each lot are considered conservative in value, and are listed as a courtesy to our bidders to give them an idea of how much they may be expected to pay to win the item. It is entirely possible for an item to sell for less or more than the given estimate.
×Extremely Rare Stoneware Jar with Incised Rabbit and Fish Motifs, OH origin, circa 1840, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, decorated on one side with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a leaping rabbit and on the reverse with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a fish. Desirable two-sided figural decoration, the rabbit being an extremely rare motif in American incised stoneware. Staining to base area. Jar is slightly out-of-round. An in-the-firing surface chip (contact mark) near base with an approximately 3 1/2" diagonal surface line extending from it, not visible on interior. H 7 3/8".