Lot #: 342
Price Realized: $236.00
($200 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, Stamped "W. STATES", Stonington, CT, circa 1811-1823, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and applied lug handles, decorated with iron slip highlights to the handle terminals. Desirable size. Three minor rim chips. Heavy chipping to base. Two in-the-firing surface chips to underside. Spidering surface lines around base area, not visible on interior. Some light exfoliation to bottom half of jar. Some exfoliation to bottom half of jar's interior.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Exceptional N. CLARK & CO. / ROCHESTER, NY Stoneware Jar w/ Elaborate Deer Scene
Rare and Important Nine-Gallon David Drake Stoneware Jar, "Aug 5, 1851 / Dave"
Early "Bill Remey" New York City Stoneware Jar w/ Outrageous Inscription
Rare and Important David Drake Stoneware Jar: "Decr. 4, 1856 / Dave / Lm," Edgefield District, SC
Exceptional HARRINGTON & BURGER / ROCHESTER Stoneware Jar w/ Elaborate Parrot Design
Outstanding Stoneware Jar Inscribed "Lm / Dave / Decr. 17 1857" Edgefield District, SC
Highly Important "Mrs. Elesebeth Tarbell / 1806" BOSTON Stoneware Jar
