Lot #: 60A
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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.
Early Stoneware Jug, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / MANHATTAN, WELLS / NEW-YORK," circa 1810, approximately three-gallon jug with tooled spout and ribbed handle, decorated cobalt brushwork at the handle terminals and highlighting the large impressed maker's mark of Clarkson Crolius, Sr. 1/2" and 1/4" holes in reverse. In-the-firing kiln furniture residue attached to surface. Spout chips and heavy chipping to base. Spidering crack to shoulder area on front. In-the-firing, approximately 3 3/4" circular spidering crack on right side of jug. In-the-firing lines to spout. H 15 1/2".
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