Lot #: 417
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stamped "C. CROLIUS, / MANUFACTURER, / NEW-YORK.," Manhattan, NY origin, circa 1820, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed drape-and-tassel motif on the front and reverse. Brushed cobalt highlights to tops of handles. A large in-the-firing salt glob to shoulder on reverse. Several small rim chips. A Y-shaped crack across underside, with one part of the Y extending up side of jar onto shoulder, where it extends several inches horizontally, and another extending onto base area on front. In-the-firing flaws to surface, including two surface chips. Some exfoliation to interior and minor exfoliation to exterior at base. H 13 7/8".
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