Lot #: 392
Price Realized: $118.00
($100 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Glazed Redware Jar with Molded Federal Eagle Motif, possibly Southern, circa 1825, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and distinctive applied strap handles with ribbed surfaces and three impressions at each terminal; decorated on each side with a molded and applied design of a spread-winged Federal eagle with shield across chest, an olive branch and arrows in its talons, and a banner above its head, all within a sawtoothed border. Incised wavy line decoration directly below rim and running along the top of each handle. Exterior surface covered in a blackish lead-and-manganese glaze. Interior covered in a clear lead glaze over a reddish-orange ground. An early and finely-potted work of patriotic-themed American redware. The handle construction is stylistically similar to pieces produced in Eastern Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, and North Carolina. Broken into sections and reglued, including painted touch-up along cracks. Heavy chipping to one handle. Heavy chipping to rim. Some light exterior surface wear. Wear to bottom edge. Interior with wear to interior base, extending partway up sides. H 15 1/4".
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