Lot #: 139
Price Realized: $840.00
($700 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stamped "M * PORTER / ROCHESTER," Micah Porter, Rochester, NY, circa 1820-1830, stylishly-potted, ovoid jar with applied lug handles, decorated with stylized brushwork below the cobalt-highlighted maker's mark, "M * PORTER / ROCHESTER." Relatively few pieces have survived bearing this maker's mark from one of Rochester's earliest stoneware manufactories. Two poorly-restored rim chips, one of which is on the front of the jar and includes a thin 6" crack descending from it. Additional small rim chips. Some surface wear and minor base nicks.
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