Lot #: 39
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.
Early Stoneware Jug with Impressed Eagle and Cannon, Stamped "CHARLESTOWN," Massachusetts origin, circa 1815, skillfully-potted, highly-ovoid jug with heavily-tooled shoulder and spout, the base with a dipped iron glaze. Shoulder impressed with a spread-winged eagle atop a cannon with cannonballs. A fine example of early New England stoneware. Provenance: Sanford Smith, New York, New York. As-made condition with an in-the-firing contact mark below spout. H 14 1/2".
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