Lot #: 358
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 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.
Scarce One-Quart Stoneware Jar with Impressed Decoration, Stamped "TW JL", Thomas Warne and Joshua Letts, South Amboy, NJ, early 19th century, cylindrical form with heavily-tooled shoulder and slightly-flared rim, decorated with a coggled, double-rowed column design around its circumference. Impressed below with the cobalt-highlighted maker's mark, "TW JL", for potters, Thomas Warne and Joshua Letts. Midsection decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted drape or holly leaf, a classic Warne and Letts motif. Excellent size. A 1/2" line at base, continuing 1" onto underside. A 5/8" vertical crack in rim, connecting to a long thin crack along bottom edge of rim. H 7 1/2".
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