Lot #: 180
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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.
Unusual Two-Gallon Stoneware Apothecary Jug with Impressed Mortar and Pestle Motif, Stamped "JACOB CAIRE / POKEEPSIE NY", circa 1845, squat-shaped jug with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded spout, decorated with two impressed designs of a mortar and pestle incorporating a leaf motif. Cobalt highlights to impressed decoration and maker's mark. This jug is the first of its type we have seen. Provenance: Included in the first stoneware exhibit held at the Museum of American Folk Art in Manhattan, NY, April 18 - June 2, 1974, listed as #22 in the exhibit catalog. A large Y-shaped crack on underside, continuing in a jagged pattern 7 3/4" up front. Flakes to underside. A 2" salt drip to reverse.
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