Lot #: 299
Price Realized: $540.00
($450 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.
One-Gallon Iron-Decorated Stoneware Jug, Stamped "G / CHARLESTOWN," attributed to Frederick Carpenter, Charlestown, MA, early 19th century, highly-ovoid jug with heavy tooling to spout, shoulder, and base, decorated with dipped iron slip on the upper and lower body. Impressed with unusual "G" stamp, presumably denoting one gallon, below spout. As-made condition with an in-the-firing flake (contact mark) to top of spout and a shallow, 1" glazed-over base flake. H 11 1/2".
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