Lot #: 290
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Watch Spring Decoration, Manhattan, NY or New Jersey origin, late 18th century, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and open loop handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed cobalt "watch spring" motif. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a fifty-year private collection. An in-the-firing ping to shoulder on each side. An in-the-firing iron ping near base. Two base chips. Small rim chips. A shallow 1" area of glazed-over chipping to rim.
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