Lot #: 96
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
Unusual Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Sunflower Decoration, Ohio origin, second quarter 19th century, highly ovoid jug with tooled spout, the shoulder decorated with a folky incised design of a sunflower with cross-hatched center. Some light sporadic cobalt highlights to decoration, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a forty-year Delaware collection. Some spidering lines to shoulder area, probably in-the-firing. A 1 1/4" in-the-firing chipped area on side of jug, which occurred in-the-firing. A 2 1/2" contact mark on left side of jug. A 6" tall spider crack at base on side of jug, which also extends several inches horizontally. Some short, very minor lines at base, which probably occurred in-the-firing.
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