Lot #: 433
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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed Hearts Decoration, Stamped "CHARLESTOWN" Frederick Carpenter, Charlestown, MA, circa 1812-1827, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and rounded spout, decorated on the shoulder with two impressed hearts below the mark, "CHARLESTOWN". Base with dipped reddish-brown iron oxide decoration, A horizontal hairline to handle. A 1 1/4" in-the-firing iron ping to shoulder. A second, small iron ping to shoulder. A minor iron ping to base. An approximately 3 1/2" hairline to spout area, connecting to an area of in-the-firing crazing at shoulder.
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