Lot #: 135
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug, Manhattan, NY origin, probably Crolius Family, circa 1800, ovoid jug with heavily-tooled spout, decorated with a brushed foliate design in the Crolius style. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Very nice condition with in-the-firing flaws, including a glazed-over flake to lower handle terminal, a small glazed-over base chip, a 3/4" in-the-firing ping to underside, and an in-the-firing contact mark to front.
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