Lot #: 74
Price Realized: $1,380.00
($1,200 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 Jug with Impressed Heart Motif, attributed to the Morgan / Van Wickle Pottery, Old Bridge, NJ, early 19th century, approximately two-gallon, ovoid jug with heavily-tooled neck, rounded spout, and footed base, the shoulder decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted design of four hearts surrounded by a scallop-edged border. Attribution is based on sherd evidence excavated from the Morgan / Van Wickle site in Old Bridge, NJ. Provenance: A Bird-in-Hand Antiques. Very nice condition with chipping to base, an iron ping at base, and a small, glazed-over iron ping to handle.
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