Lot #: 293
Price Realized: $944.00
($800 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed Bird Decoration, attributed to Xerxes Price, Sayreville, NJ, early 19th century, ovoid jug with footed base, tooled spout, and two lines of coggling around the shoulder, the front decorated with a detailed, impressed design of a bird atop a stylized leaf or ground. Iron slip highlights to bird, spout, and handle terminals. It appears that the majority of the jug's surface has been dipped in iron slip prior to salt glazing. This highly unusual treatment is particularly visible on the underside, where less salt exposure occurred. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in Pennsylvania. In-the-firing chipping to underside near edge. A shallow, glazed-over chip to base. A post-firing chip to base. A minor in-the-firing contact mark to side of jug. H 11 1/2".
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