Lot #: 273
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Three Glazed Cylindrical Redware Jars, New England origin, second quarter 19th century, all of similar cylindrical form with rounded and tooled shoulder, decorated with manganese daubs over a bright orange or reddish ground. Middle-sized example includes a glazed redware lid with manganese highlights. Tallest with heavy chipping to base; otherwise excellent condition. Middle-sized jar with wear to rim, a 1 1/4" base chip along with a few other minor base chips, and chips to lid. Shortest jar with a few small spots of glaze loss to rim and a 1 3/4" flake off underside at edge, which occurred in the firing and is glazed over. H (of tallest) 8 3/4".
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