Lot #: 75
Price Realized: $1,888.00
($1,600 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Inkwell, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / STONEWARE MANUFACTURER / Manhattan-Wells, / NEW-YORK", early 19th century, cylindrical inkwell with central ink reservoir surrounded by three quill holes, the upper edge highlighted in brushed cobalt slip, the side impressed with an oval maker's mark of Clarkson Crolius, Sr. Provenance: Robert Meltzer Collection. Very nice condition with three small base chips, a minor pre-firing chip to rim, which is brushed over with cobalt slip, and two other minor rim nicks, both possibly in-the-firing. H 1 1/2" ; Diameter 3 1/2".
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