Lot #: 170
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Incised and Brushed Floral Decorations, Bissett Pottery, Old Bridge, NJ origin, circa 1820, ovoid jar with footed based, heavily-tooled shoulder, and ribbed lug handles, decorated on the front with an incised and cobalt-highlighted floral motif with clustered blossom and heavily-veined leaves, as well as on the reverse with a brushed flower blossom, in the style now attributable to members of the Bissett family based on the recent research of Don Carpentier. Provenance: Found decades ago in the northeastern U.S. 2" restored rim chip. A few other smaller, shallow rim chips. Circular in-the-firing contact marks to surface. Chipping to foot.
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