Lot #: 83
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Rare Stoneware Jar with Incised Fish Decoration, attributed to Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, circa 1800, stylishly-thrown ovoid jar with flared rim, tooled shoulder, and lug handles, decorated front and back with a large impressed fish brushed over in cobalt slip. A fine example of early New England stoneware. 1 3/4" base chip, mostly visible on underside. X-shaped crack on left side of front, extending from base. This crack connects to a 1 1/2" T-shaped crack on underside. One crack, which forms part of the X, measures approximately 8" tall, while the second crack measures approximately 13" long around the base. In-the-firing 7 1/2" separation on interior, which does not extend through to exterior. Several rim chips. Faint 2 1/2" line from rim. Firing flaws to surface. H 12 1/4".
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