Lot #: 8
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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed Hearts Decoration, Stamped "CHARLESTOWN", Frederick Carpenter, Charlestown, MA, circa 1815, ovoid jug with footed base and heavily-tooled spout, decorated with a dipped iron-oxide wash to top and base, the shoulder impressed with two hearts below the mark "CHARLESTOWN". A shallow chip to interior of spout. Some tiny base nicks. A 2 3/4" inverted Y-shaped line near base on reverse. Two spots of wear to surface. Various typical firing flaws, including a contact mark to shoulder and top of spout, contact marks to handle, and iron pings to surface.
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