Lot #: 82
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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Coggled Bird Decoration, attributed to the Morgan / Van Wickle Pottery, Old Bridge, NJ, early 19th century, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and tapered collar with rounded rim, decorated around the shoulder with coggled and cobalt-highlighted design of a bird holding a branch in its beak. Attribution based on sherds recovered by Robert J. Sim from the Van Wickle & Morgan Pottery site of Old Bridge, NJ, now at the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ. Excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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