Lot #: 90
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Liquor Jug with Incised Decoration of a Jug Seated Atop a Keg, probably Ohio River Valley origin, possibly Kentucky, second quarter 19th century, ovoid jug with short tooled spout and ribbed handle, decorated with an incised design of a jug seated atop an iron-banded keg with tap. Bold cobalt highlights throughout incising. Handle decorated with heavy foliate brushwork resembling a star, along with brushed highlights to the terminals. Impressed "2" below handle. A wonderfully-decorated example, which visually illustrates the jug's use. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in New England. Section of handle reglued.Two 1" chips to side / reverse of spout, and a minor 3/8" chip to front of spout. Crazing throughout much of body, presumably in-the-firing. A salt drip to shoulder. A 1" flake to right side of jug. A short, in-the-firing line at base, which is partially glazed over. H 13 1/4".
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