Lot #: 161
Price Realized: $1,003.00
($850 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Folky Cobalt Goat Decoration, Stamped "N. CLARK JR. / ATHENS," New York State origin, circa 1845, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, tall collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a horned goat with cobalt-dashed body. Highly unusual design with excellent color. Few figural-decorated examples from this time period or bearing this mark are known. 3 1/4" hairline from rim on left side of front. 8" crack from rim on reverse. A shallow 3/4" chip and two much smaller chips on interior of rim. A small chip on exterior of rim.
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