Lot #: 11
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.
Scarce Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar, Stamped "ORCUTT AND WAIT / WHATELY", Massachusetts origin, circa 1815-1817, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, featuring the large, cobalt-highlighted maker's mark of Stephen Orcutt and brothers, Luke and Obediah Wait. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent condition with some minor chipping to base, a typical in-the-firing contact mark to front, a small stone ping to reverse, and three small rim chips, one of which is glazed over.
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