Lot #: 428
Price Realized: $295.00
($250 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.
Bellarmine Stoneware Jug, probably Frechen, Germany, 16th or 17th century, ovoid jug with heavily-tooled spout, decorated with an applied bearded face above a coggled "2" for two liters, the surface decorated with a heavily-dipped iron-oxide treatment. A thin vertical crack extending from base to shoulder on side of jug. An in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder area on left side. Spider lines to right side of jug. Base chips. H 14 1/2".
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