Lot #: 275
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Very Rare Early Stoneware Flask, Impressed "RUM*," NJ origin, early 19th century, finely-potted and thin-walled flask with flattened side and tooled shoulder, impressed on the shoulder "RUM" followed by a diamond with a cross on the interior. This flask is the first New Jersey example of the form we have seen impressed with a beverage name. A fine and highly unusual piece. Provenance: Laurence Fish Estate, Trenton, NJ. 2" x 1/16" in-the-firing crack in shoulder. Spout chip. H 7".
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