Lot #: 32
Price Realized: $1,495.00
($1,300 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.
Two-Gallon Early Stoneware Jar with Clamshell Decoration, Stamped "COMMERAWS," Corlears Hook, Manhattan NY, circa 1810, ovoid jug with rounded foot and heavily-tooled spout, decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted clamshell design, accented with impressed tassels and additional crescent-shaped marks to left and right. Impressed "COMMERAWS" across midsection. A good example of early Manhattan stoneware. Provenance: Sanford Smith, New York, New York. Essentially as-made condition. In-the-firing spidering cracks at base on right side of jug. 5/8" piece of kiln furiture adhered to shoulder of jug. 1 1/4" chip off top of handle, likely in-the-firing. H 14".
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