Lot #: 119
Price Realized: $1,062.00
($900 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 Two-Gallon Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Impressed Decoration, attributed to Clarkson Crolius, Sr., Manhattan, NY, circa 1810, ovoid jar with open loop handles and tooled foot and shoulder, decorated on the front and reverse with an impressed flower blossom surrounded by scallop-edge, coggled petals. Cobalt highlights to alternating elements of the design create an interesting visual effect. Cracks in underside, continuing up one side of jar 6" and up opposite side 4". Additional hairlines extending 1 1/2" and 3 1/2" up from base. Rim chips. H 11 1/2".
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