Lot #: 426
Price Realized: $649.00
($550 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.
Fine Three-Gallon Iron-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Impressed Hearts Motif, Stamped "CHARLESTOWN," Frederick Carpenter, Charlestown, MA, circa 1812-1827, finely-potted, ovoid jar with footed base, heavily-tooled shoulder, flared collar, and open loop handles. Decorated on the shoulder with three impressed hearts below "CHARLESTOWN" maker's mark. Top portion of jar and base with dipped iron-oxide slip decoration. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a recently-surfaced GA collection. Very nice condition. Some shallow chipping to base. A shallow 5/8" chip to top of rim. A minor rim chip with faint 1 1/4" line along top of rim. A minor chip to interior of rim. Some typical, small in-the-firing flaws to surface.
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