Lot #: 31
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 Ovoid Stoneware "PICKLES" Jar, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK," circa 1810, approximately three-quart ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and narrow opening, impressed with a Clarkson Crolius, Sr., mark on one side, and the word "PICKLES" in large letters on the reverse. Impressed marks highlighted in cobalt and surrounded by a brushed cobalt circle. A fine example of early Manhattan stoneware. 5" crack extending up from base on reverse. This crack continues onto underside and ends on the front of the jar, where it forms a Y; a segment of this Y extends 5" along the base, while the other segment runs 4 1/4" vertically. Wear and a few chips to exterior of rim. Wear and three chips to interior of rim. Small flake and a few small stone pings on reverse. H 9 1/2".
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