Lot #: 72
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 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 Stoneware Jar with Incised Floral Decoration and Scalloped Handles, attributed to the Morgan / van Wickle Pottery, Old Bridge, NJ, early 19th century, approximately three-gallon, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied handles with unusual scalloped edges. Both sides decorated with large incised and cobalt-highlighted daisy blossoms, with additional elliptical incising inside the two upper petals. Cobalt accents surrounding handles. Sherds excavated at the Morgan / van Wickle Pottery reveal identical floral designs and distinctive, scallop-edged handles. Provenance: Purchased at a Holmdel, NJ antiques show. A chip and two small nicks to one handle. Two small chips to opposite handle, one of which is glazed over, as well as two small handle nicks. In-the-firing, C-shaped line on underside. A very minor base nick.
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