Lot #: 62
Price Realized: $780.00
($650 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.
Very Rare Manganese-Glazed Redware Jar with Lid, Dated 1852 in Relief, attributed to the Thorn Pottery, Crosswicks, NJ, 1852, approximately four-gallon ovoid jar with ribbed strap handles and the applied date "1852" on the front. Surface coated in a dark-brown, lead-and-manganese glaze. Includes original lead-and-manganese-glazed lid with unuusal crimped edge. Literature: For a similar example, see Branin, The Early Makers of Handcrafted Earthenware and Stoneware in Central and Southern New Jersey, p. 111. Base chips, rim chips, wear to applied date, wear to handles, and two horizontal cracks in one handle. A 5" crack from rim on front and 6" crack from rim on reverse. Lid with wear to edges and knob and chips to flange on underside. H (including lid) 14 1/4".
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