Lot #: 405
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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Incised Foliate Decoration, Manhattan, NY origin, early 19th century, highly-ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and open loop handles, decorated on the front and reverse with an incised and cobalt-highlighted foliate design. Heavily-brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a fifty-year private collection. Rim and base chips. A recessed 4 1/2" in-the-firing contact mark near base on one side, and a 2 1/2" in-the-firing contact mark to opposite side. A 5 1/4" vertical surface line extending from base on side of jar, not visible on interior. Exfoliation to interior of rim.
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