Lot #: 70
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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.
Fine Half-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Drape Decoration, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / NEW YORK", circa 1810, ovoid jug with heavily-tooled spout, decorated around the shoulder with a scalloped drape design accented with spots. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed with Clarkson Crolius oval maker's mark at shoulder. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a minor in-the-firing contact mark to body and two very minor base chips, at least one of which occurred in the firing. H 9".
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