Lot #: 294
Price Realized: $833.75
($725 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.
Rare Glazed Redware Jar with Manganese Decoration and Lid with Molded Sheep Finial, Pennsylvania origin, second or third quarter 19th century, cylindrical jar with elaborate incised banding interspersed with wavy incised line, the surface decorated with daubs of manganese and covered in a clear lead glaze. Lid with heavy manganese sponging around edge, the finial in the form of a molded reclining sheep, also with manganese highlights. A highly unusual example. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in a Harford County, MD home. Drilled lamp wire hole in underside. Two rim chips. 1 3/4" faint hairline from rim. Other light wear to rim. Minor wear to surface. A few shallow chips and nicks to lid. Wear to one ear of sheep. A few spots of old green paint to surface of jar. H (to top of finial) 8".
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