Lot #: 93
Price Realized: $460.00
($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.
Scarce Half-Gallon Vertical-Handled Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Decoration, Manhattan, NY or Cheesequake, NJ origin, fourth quarter 18th century, ovoid form with footed base, heavily-tooled shoulder, and vertically-oriented loop handle, decorated on one side with a brushed foliate motif and on the opposite side with a brushed drape motif. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Desirable size and form. Very nice condition, particularly when considering its age. Nicks to interior and exterior of rim. A horizontal hairline to one lower handle terminal. Two shallow chips to underside at edge. Some exfoliation to underside. H 6 3/4".
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