Lot #: 82
Price Realized: $2,478.00
($2,100 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 One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug, Stamped "WARNE & LETT's 1806 / S.AMBOY.N.JERSY", Thomas Warne and Joshua Letts, South Amboy, NJ, 1806, ovoid jug with footed base, tooled neck with tapered mouth, and coggled sawtooth and column designs to shoulder, the front featuring the large impressed maker's mark of Thomas Warne & Joshua Letts, brushed over in cobalt slip. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. Very nice condition with three base chips, a minor spout chip, and some typical, minor in-the-firing flaws.
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