Lot #: 42
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 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 Clamshell Decoration, Stamped "COMMERAWS / STONEWARE," Manhattan, NY origin, circa 1810, ovoid jug with rounded foot and heavily-tooled neck, decorated with an impressed "clamshell" motif surrounded by impressed tassels. Below the decoration are the impressed words "COMMERAWS / STONEWARE." Decoration and mark highlighted in cobalt. A good example of early New York stoneware. As-made condition. H 13".
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