Lot #: 203
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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "N CLARK. JR ATHENS," New York State origin, circa 1845, highly-ovoid jug with tooled spout, decorated with a crescent-shaped leaf design on the front and cobalt highlights to the maker's mark and lower handle terminal. Essentially as-made condition with in-the-firing flaws as follows: two in-the-firing contact marks to front, one of which has an adhered piece of clay, an iron ping to shoulder, and a contact mark with iron residue at base.
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