Lot #: 176
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Very Fine Westerwald Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Applied Floral Design, German origin, circa 1690, bulbous jug with rounded foot and heavily-tooled collar. Profusely-decorated with an incised plant ending in applied grapes and Tudor roses. Body and collar decorated with colorful purplish manganese slip. Applied leaves and flowers highlighted in cobalt slip. A magnificently decorated example. Rim chip on reverse. Hairline on underside, continuing 1" up base of jug. Some light wear to applied decoration. Very minor short hairlines on interior of rim. H 7 1/2".
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