Lot #: 424
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 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.
Two-Gallon Iron-Decorated Stoneware Jug with Impressed Eagle-on-Cannon Motif, Stamped "CHARLESTOWN", Frederick Carpenter, Charlestown, MA, circa 1812-1827, ovoid jug with squared spout and ribbed handle, the shoulder decorated with an impressed design of a spread-winged eagle standing on a cannon. Base with dipped iron-oxide slip decoration. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a recently-surfaced GA collection. Essentially as-made condition with a minor spout nick and two in-the-firing contact marks to right side, measuring 1" and 3/4".
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