Lot #: 344
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Unusual Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Two-Color-Slip and Incised Decoration, probably Midwestern origin, second quarter 19th century, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded spout, featuring an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a flower emanating from a leafy branch. Unusual Albany slip highlight to interior of blossom and surrounding its outer edge. Brushed cobalt swags to shoulder. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, which descended in a Michigan family. Long horizontal crack at base, primarily on reverse, connecting to a thinner crack extending across most of underside. Minor base nicks.
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