Lot #: 83
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.
Very Fine Quart-Sized Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Watchspring Decoration, probably Manhattan, NY, mid 18th century, squat-shaped, ovoid jar with footed base and heavily-tooled bands to shoulder and base, decorated with three watch spring motifs around the body and a cobalt stripe below the rim. Excellent size, form, and decoration. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased decades ago by the consignor. A 1 3/8" surface chip, possibly in-the-firing, along with other small surface chips and light exfoliation. A small chip and nick to exterior of rim. Exfoliation to interior of jar. Shallow chipping to interior of rim. Shallow nicks and wear to base. A 2 1/4" hairline ascending from base. H 6".
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