Lot #: 198
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Westerwald Stoneware "GR" Jug, German origin, circa 1740, bulbous jug with tooled foot and heavily-tooled collar, decorated with incised flower petals surrounding a crowned "GR" medallion. Central design is flanked by incised scrolls. Cobalt highlights to decoration and bands at base and collar. Found in the Suwannee River, which extends from Southern Georgia to Northern Florida, and may have been an Indian trade item. One glazed-over and one post-firing chip to handle. Some smoothness and lack of shine to surface, due to its time submerged in a river. 1 1/2" in-the-firing spider line on reverse, extending from a stone ping. H 7".
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