Lot #: 13
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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Impressed Decoration, Stamped "COMMERAWS STONEWARE," Thomas Commeraw, Manhattan, NY, circa 1810, ovoid jar with tooled based, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and back with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted design of swag interspersed with vertical dart-shaped impressions. These oval impressions are somewhat rarer than the three-pointed tassels typically found on Commeraw's work. Additional cobalt highlights to maker's mark and handle terminals. Heavy chips to base. Two conjoined contact marks on reverse. Small piece adhered to side under one handle. 6" diagonal line on front below maker's mark.
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