Lot #: 78
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed Decoration, Stamped "CORLEARS / HOOK", Thomas Commeraw, Manhattan, NY origin, circa 1815, ovoid jug with footed base and heavily-tooled spout, decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted drape-and-tassel motif, below the impressed and cobalt-highlighted words, "CORLEARS HOOK". Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a fifty-year private collection. Base chips, some of which are glazed-over or partially glazed-over. Some in-the-firing dry spots to surface.
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