Lot #: 6
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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.
Ovoid Stoneware Jar with Incised Foliate Decoration, probably Manhattan, NY, circa 1810, approximately one-gallon ovoid jar with tooled foot, heavily-ribbed shoulder, and tall, slightly-flared rim, decorated front and back with an incised and cobalt-filled foliate design. Base chips. Two flakes and 3/8" drilled lamp wire hole on underside. Large flake on interior caused when hole was drilled. Several small rim chips. 3 1/2" Y-shaped line on one side, which does not extend through to interior. 1 3/4" line on underside, extending 2" up base of jar. 2" in-the-firing contact mark on side. 1/2" glazed-over stone ping on one side. H 10 3/4".
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