Lot #: 266
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Three Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jugs, Stamped "CHARLESTOWN," Frederick Carpenter, circa 1812-1827, all of ovoid form, including two earlier examples with dipped iron-oxide decoration to upper and lower body. Undecorated example with some exfoliation to body and a small in-the-firing iron ping to front. Another with heavy chipping to spout and a few in-the-firing contact marks. A third with restored spout, a 1 1/4" in-the-firing contact mark to side with applied piece of clay, a small in-the-firing contact mark to front, and a smooth in-the-firing contact mark to reverse.
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