Lot #: 446
Price Realized: $236.00
($200 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 Jug with Cobalt Floral Decoration and "1840" Date, probably Sidney Risley, Norwich, CT, 1840, ovoid jug with squared spout, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a flower with stem forming the number "3", flanked by the slip-trailed date, "1840". Very nice condition with a tight horizontal line in lower handle terminal, probably in-the-firing, a short, in-the-firing V-shaped surface line at base on reverse, and some shallow chipping to base.
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