Lot #: 75
Price Realized: $1,380.00
($1,200 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.
Fine and Extremely Rare York County, PA Redware Jar with Incised Signature, Dated 1848, finely-potted ovoid jar with rounded foot, flared rim, and incised wavy line decoration around shoulder, the surface glazed with splashes of manganese and coated in a clear lead glaze. Underside incised in script "Jacob Rintlaub / 1848 July / 18th." Rintlaub is a previously undocumented potter working in Washington Township, York County, PA. Signed redware from this region of Pennsylvania is highly unusual. Chip to underside. Shoulder with 1 1/4" unglazed contact mark and small glaze flake. Small rim chip and minor rim nicks. Some small glaze flakes to interior. H 6 1/4".
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