Lot #: 6
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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 Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Incised Foliate Decoration, attributed to John Remmey, III, Manhattan, NY, circa 1810, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, footed base, and open loop handles, the front and reverse decorated with an incised foliate design filled with cobalt slip. Additional cobalt highlights around handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a forty-year Delaware collection. Several base chips. Typical in-the-firing contact marks to shoulder. Approximately 6" area of cracks, mostly thin, at base, including a 5/8" surface chip. A minor chip on top of rim.
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