Lot #: 440
Price Realized: $708.00
($600 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 jug with footed base and combed incising to collar, the front decorated with a molded and applied "GR" medallion, surrounded by profuse incised and impressed decoration including stars. Heavy cobalt highlights to body. Manganese highlight to collar. A faintly-brushed cobalt "3" beside lower handle terminal. Two in-the-firing surface chips to body of jug, measuring 1" and 5/8". in-the-firing surface chip to front of jug. Group of three faint vertical lines to collar, each measuring approximately 1 1 1/2". H 8 1/4".
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