Lot #: 381
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.
Three-Gallon Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, Stamped "BOSTON.", Frederick Carpenter, Boston, MA, circa 1793-1797, highly-ovoid jar with footed, applied loop handles, and tooled accents to the rim and shoulder. Surface dipped in iron-oxide slip from the rim to the shoulder as well as around the base. Excellent form with appealing finger impressions visible at the iron-dipped base. Very nice condition with various in-the-firing flaws, including a 3/4" surface chip on reverse and iron pings. Shallow chipping to base, some of which is glazed over. A drip of black paint to reverse.
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