Lot #: 249
Price Realized: $900.00
($750 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.
Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Decoration, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK," circa 1805, highly-ovoid jug with footed base and heavily-tooled spout, decorated with a brushed circle surrounding the Crolius maker's mark and incised and cobalt-highlighted foliate motif below. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A 7 1/2" hairline extending from base on left side of jug. An in-the-firing recessed spot to right side of jug. An in-the-firing contact mark to right of maker's mark.
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