Lot #: 59
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Coggled Decoration, Stamped "PAUL: CUSHMANS", Albany, NY, early 19th century, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and narrow, flaring mouth, coggled around the midsection with the large signature, "PAUL: CUSHMANS". Additional coggled geometric decoration to upper shoulder. Exterior surface covered in a salt glaze. Albany slip coating to interior. A 3/4" rim chip, possibly in-the-firing. In-the-firing contact marks to shoulder. An approximately 11" crack from rim, extending through an in-the-firing ping below maker's mark. Base chips. Some minor flakes near base on reverse. Surface crazing to left side of jar.
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