Lot #: 49
Price Realized: $570.00
($475 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-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Watch Spring Decoration, probably Capt. James Morgan, Cheesequake, NJ, late 18th century, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and open loop handles, decorated on the front and reverse with three conjoined, slip-trailed watch springs. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. A 7/8" in-the-firing surface chip to midsection on one side. One handle with a network of tight cracks and a surface chip. An inverted Y-shaped crack from rim, descending under one handle. A vertical line on side of jar. Crazing to much of surface.
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