Lot #: 52
Price Realized: $236.00
($200 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.
Three-Gallon Lidded Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, Stamped "BOSTON", Frederick Carpenter, Boston, MA, early 19th century, highly-ovoid jar with coggled shoulder and dipped iron-oxide slip decoration, the shoulder impressed "BOSTON" below a three-gallon capacity mark. Includes a fitting salt-glazed stoneware lid of unknown Northeastern U.S. origin. Provenance: Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York, NY. Various firing flaws to surface including iron pings and surface chips. Small base chips. Heavy chipping and a thin crack to lid.
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