Lot #: 430
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, Stamped "BOSTON", Frederick Carpenter, Boston, MA, early 19th century, ovoid jar with open loop handles and tooling to shoulder and collar, the upper portion and base of the jar coated in a dipped iron-oxide decoration. Two conjoined chips on interior of rim, measuring a total of a 1 3/4". Shallow chips to inner rim for lid. Small base chips, a few painted purple. A 1" in-the-firing surface chip to reverse.
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