Lot #: 189
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 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.
Rare and Fine One-Gallon Vertical-Handled Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Fish Scale Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, probably Manhattan, NY, late 18th century, ovoid jar with footed base, heavily-tooled shoulder, and ribbed vertical handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a thickly-slip-trailed "fish scale" motif. Excellent form, color, and condition. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small, in-the-firing base chip and some in-the-firing surface fissures to underside, not visible on interior.
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