Lot #: 206
Price Realized: $1,020.00
($850 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to John P. Schermerhorn, Richmond, VA, circa 1830, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and large lug handles, brush-decorated on one side with an undulating vine bearing six rounded flower blossoms and on the opposing side with a vine bearing three flower blossoms. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Cobalt-script "2" below each handle. Light surface wear. A salt drip below one handle. H 12".
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