Lot #: 183
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.
Scarce Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Watch Spring Decoration, attributed to Capt. James Morgan, Cheesequake, NJ, circa 1780, finely-potted, ovoid jar with narrow base, flaring collar, and tooled shoulder fitted with open loop handles. Front and back decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt "watch spring" design composed of curled trails and accented with dots. A fine example of early New Jersey stoneware. 1 1/2" base chip with 7" crack extending upward from it. A few short hairlines from rim. Small chips on interior of rim. Numerous small chips to base and one larger base chip. Minor U-shaped line in base. H 10 3/4".
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