Lot #: 31
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Unusual Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Floral Decoration and Inscribed Cobalt "S," Manhattan, NY origin, late 18th or early 19th century, ovoid jug with rounded foot and tooled spout with rounded rim, the shoulder decorated with an incised foliate spray meticulously-highlighted in cobalt slip. Cobalt stripes at top of the handle and circular cobalt decoration around ends of handle. Unusual cobalt "S" at base of handle, perhaps signifying the maker of the jug. Sunken area at base on reverse. Large salt and clay mark on shoulder of jug. In-the-firing flaws to side of jug including a few flaked spots. Tight lines around base. Some stone pings to surface.
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