Lot #: 75
Price Realized: $1,003.00
($850 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed Decoration, Stamped "COMMERAWS / STONEWARE", Manhattan, NY origin, early 19th century, ovoid jug with footed base and tooled spout, decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted drape-and-tassel design resembling three clamshells. Impressed below with the cobalt-highlighted maker's mark, "COMMERAWS / STONEWARE". Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: Robert Meltzer Collection. An in-the-firing, glazed-over chip to spout. Some in-the-firing flaws to surface, including a 7/8" piece of adhered clay to reverse and a 1" in-the-firing contact mark / chip to reverse. In-the-firing clay separations to surface on underside. A minor base chip.
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