Lot #: 387
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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.
Three-Gallon Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, Stamped "BOSTON", Frederick Carpenter, Boston, MA, circa 1793-1797, squat-shaped, ovoid jar with footed based, heavily-tooled shoulder, and open loop handles, decorated on the rim and shoulder area as well as around the base with a dipped iron-oxide slip decoration. Appealing, early form. A 1 1/4" in-the-firing surface chip to front. A few other small, typical in-the-firing flaws to surface. Crazing to front and side. Numerous small chips to base. Small chips to interior and exterior of rim.
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