Lot #: 172
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
Extremely Rare Early Redware Jug with Elaborate Incised Bird Decoration, New England origin, first quarter 19th century, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and rounded spout, decorated with a large incised bird with crest, spotted body, and ringed neck, surrounded by a wreath of heavily-incised leaves. Surface partially covered in a lead-based glaze, colored reddish-brown with manganese or iron. American redware with incised decorations of this quality are highly unusual. Provenance: Ex-Clark Garrett and George Compton Collections. Spout chips. Base flake with 6" crack extending upward from it. Underside with in-the-firing separation and small attached piece of kiln furniture. H 11 1/2".
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