Lot #: 211
Price Realized: $1,610.00
($1,400 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 Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jug with Two-Color Slip Decoration, attributed to the C. Rhodes Factory, Edgefield, SC, circa 1850, highly-ovoid jug with tooled spout and applied strap handle, the surface covered in a streaky greenish alkaline glaze and decorated at the shoulder with a stylized flower blossom or cartouche, featuring an iron-slip interior and a looping border and central number "2" in kaolin slip. Handle terminals with large reddish-brown iron slip decoration. Bold form with strong decoration. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a few very minor base nicks and a minuscule spot of wear to top edge of spout. H 14".
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