Lot #: 268
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "J. FENTON", Dorset, Vermont origin, circa 1805, ovoid jug with footed base and heavily-tooled shoulder, including a band of coggled columns running the maker's mark. Front decorated with a brushed cobalt flower. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. In-the-firing contact marks to surface, which include two surface chips to reverse. Staining to surface. A small base chip. Some in-the-firing crazing to shoulder and handle.
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