Lot #: 78
Price Realized: $210.00
($175 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / NEW-YORK," circa 1820, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated with brushed cobalt banding to the shoulder on the front and reverse. Cobalt stripe decoration to surfaces of handles. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, consigned by a Crolius descendant. Significant cracks around base, extending up body of jar. Drilled hole in underside. A few rim chips. A small contact mark with piece of adhered clay to front and a small salt drip to reverse.
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