Lot #: 439
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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.
Georgius Rex Stoneware Jug with Incised Decoration, Westerwald, Germany origin, circa 1740, ovoid form with footed base and combed incising to collar, the front featuring a molded and applied "GR" medallion, surrounded by elaborate incised and impressed decoration. Heavy cobalt highlights to body. Manganese highlight to collar. Impressed "3" on reverse. An in-the-firing line to surface line, extending partway through lower handle terminal. An in-the-firing contact mark to handle, including salt residue. A thin, tightly-sealed crack from rim, which becomes a faint hairline. This crack includes a second very faint line, which extends diagonally from it. H 8 1/2".
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