Extremely Rare B.C. MILBURN / ALEXANDRIA, D.C. Stoneware Jar w/ Elaborate Cobalt Floral and Potted Flower Motifs, c1840
Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection
Lot #: 216
Estimate: $800-$1,200.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $200.
Extremely Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral and Potted Flower Motifs, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN, / ALEXANDRIA, D.C," circa 1840, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder, flared rim, and arched tab handles, brush-decorated on the front with a large flowering plant bearing three-petaled blossoms and on the reverse with a triple-stemmed flowering plant emanating from a highly unusual design of a flowerpot. Impressed below one handle with small-sized B.C. Milburn maker's mark including a full spelling of Alexandria, followed by D.C., indicating the jar was made while Alexandria was still part of District of Columbia. One of a small number of pieces known bearing Milburn's earliest maker's mark, the rarity of this work is complemented by outstanding decoration and color. Small base chips. A professionally restored 2" section to proper left handle. A small in-the-firing fissure to reverse terminal of proper right handle. A professionally restored 3/4" chip to opposing handle. A very minor rim nick. H 9".
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