Lot #: 432
Price Realized: $944.00
($800 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.
Extremely Rare Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug, Stamped "WM PECKER", Merrimacport, MA, early 19th century, ovoid jug with squared spout, decorated with cobalt highlights to the maker's mark, capacity mark, and lower handle terminal. One of a small number of signed examples of stoneware known by William Pecker, a potter famous for his redware pieces. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. An in-the-firing contact mark to top of handle. An in-the-firing chip to handle near base. An in-the-firing contact mark to front and side of jug. A curving 4 1/4" surface crack to front near base. A 1 1/4" C-shaped surface crack to front. A 2 1/2" flake to underside at edge. Some traces of brown residue from use at shoulder.
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