Lot #: 15
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.
Two One-Gallon Stoneware Jars with Cobalt Decoration, probably New Jersey origin, circa 1825, an ovoid jar with circular flower motif, attributed to the Bissett Pottery, Old Bridge, NJ; paired with a second ovoid jar with stylized brushed drape design, NJ or CT origin. Bissett jar with 2 1/2" loss to rim, a 2 1/2" spider line from rim on reverse, a few shallow rim chips and a minor U-shaped line in rim, an in-the-firing chip to side, and two glazed-over iron/stone pings. Other jar with handle lost during firing, with glazed-over area where handle should have been, and a glazed-over chip above this area, indicating the jar may have tipped over during the firing, as well as minor base wear.
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