Lot #: 49
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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 Small-Sized Stoneware Jug with Incised Foliate Decoration, attributed to Clarkson Crolius, Sr., Manhattan, NY, early 19th century, finely-potted ovoid jug with rounded foot and heavily-tooled spout, the front decorated with a large, and crisply-incised foliate, filled with cobalt slip. Cobalt accents to handle terminals and unusual cobalt circle below bottom terminal. Excellent decoration and highly unusual size. Professionally-restored handle. Professional touch-up to cobalt on right leaf of incising. Some small stone pings and contact marks to surface, typical of early Northeastern U.S. Base chip. Glazed-over line around section of base, a flaw typical of early Northeastern U.S. stoneware. H 8 3/4".
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