Lot #: 154
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.
Very Rare One-Gallon Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Pitcher, Stamped "N. CLARK / ATHENS", NY State origin, circa 1830, ovoid pitcher with tooled shoulder and rim, the spout in the form a large, upward-pointed beak, the surfaced covered in a chocolate-brown Albany slip glaze. Exceptional form, modeled after finer English ceramics of the period. Some restoration to spout. A thin 4" crack from side of rim, descending from a rim chip, which includes restoration to crack on interior of collar. A small, unglazed in-the-firing contact mark to front.
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