Lot #: 51
Price Realized: $649.00
($550 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.
Stoneware Jug with Impressed Floral Decoration, attributed to Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th century, approximately one-and-a-half-gallon, ovoid jug with tooled spout, the front decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted floral design. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Restoration to spout. Spout slumped during the firing. A series of in-the-firing contact marks to left side of jug's front. Heavy shallow chipping to base, some of which occurred in the-firing. An approximately 1 1/2" in-the-firing surface flake near base on reverse. Hairlines to underside, possibly in-the-firing.
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