Lot #: 120
Price Realized: $1,840.00
($1,600 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Very Rare Glazed Redware Jar with Bold Yellow Slip Foliate Decoration, New England origin, possibly Captain John Norton, Bennington, VT, late 18th or early 19th century, ovoid jar with footed base and rounded rim, decorated around with four boldly-brushed foliate designs in yellow slip, applied over a mottled reddish clay ground with overlying clear lead glaze. Excellent form and wonderful decoration. The maker or state of origin for this lot is currently unknown. However, an important redware jug with similar yellow-slip foliate designs descended in the Norton family of potters and is attributed to patriarch, Captain John Norton. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently discovered in Pennsylvania. Excellent overall condition with some shallow chipping to base, some light exfoliation to surface near base, and typical light wear to interior of rim. Decoration remains in remarkable, essentially untouched condition. H 9 1/2".
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