Lot #: 117
Price Realized: $1,610.00
($1,400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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 Fish Decoration, Stamped "BOSTON", attributed to Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th century, highly-ovoid jug with tooled spout and shoulder, decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted design of a fish. Cobalt highlights to mark and handle terminals. Excellent form and classic Fenton design. Large, recessed in-the-firing contact mark on left side of jug with related thin spider cracks. A second large, recessed in-the-firing contact mark on right side of jug near base with related crazing. Additional crazing and thin lines to surface, typical of pieces of this age and origin, including a short line extending onto underside. Several small base chips.
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