Lot #: 176
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Star Decoration, Kingston or Manhattan, NY origin, early 19th century, approximately three-quart jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and open loop handles, decorated with a brushed star on each side. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. The distinctive star design on this jar indicates it may have been made by Kingston, NY potter, Egbert Schoonmaker, who worked in Manhattan, NY for a period. A minor base chip and tiny base nick. A faint 2 1/2" surface line near base, probably in-the-firing and not visible on the interior.
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