N CLARK. JR / ATHENS Ovoid Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Decoration

October 25, 2014 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 203

Price Realized: $201.25

($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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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.