Lot #: 17
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Incised Foliate Decoration, Stamped "J. REMMEY / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK," circa 1810, ovoid jar with slightly-flared rim, decorated on the reverse with an incised and cobalt-highlighted foliate design with splayed leaves. Faint cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Provenance: Recently salvaged from a dump in Virginia. Long curving crack on underside, which extends up side of jar to shoulder, where it forms a large T. Several rim chips. A few small, shallow base chips. Dryness to surface. Salt residue at base.
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