Lot #: 321
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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 Incised Foliate Decoration, probably Peter Cross, Hartford, CT, circa 1806-1808, ovoid jar with footed base, heavily-tooled shoulder, and applied lug handles, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted floral design featuring heart-shaped petals and impressed circles. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. Rim chips. An in-the-firing chip to one handle. Some spots of exfoliation to bottom half of jar. A few base chips. A long, thin diagonal crack extending from base to midsection on one side. A short line on underside, forming a Y at base. Two small in-the-firing iron pings to one side.
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