Lot #: 57
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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 Ovoid Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Watchspring Decoration, attributed to Captain James Morgan, Cheesequake, NJ, late 18th century, approximately three-quart ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and flared rim, the shoulder decorated with three slip-trailed cobalt watchspring designs. A fine example of early New Jersey stoneware, exhibiting excellent form and size. Smaller than most watchspring-decorated pieces known. Rim chips. Some tight surface lines in underside and at base, as well as a few other tight surface lines in body of jar, none of which are visible on interior. A few very minor base nicks. H 8 1/2".
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