Lot #: 36
Price Realized: $2,415.00
($2,100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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 Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Slip-Trailed Cobalt Floral Decoration, Incised "Morgan Maker," William Morgan, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1825, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a slip-trailed daisy and spotted drape design. Front incised on shoulder "Morgan Maker". Incised "4" under right handle. Relatively few signed examples of "Morgan Maker" stoneware are known, and those above three gallons in size are considered highly unusual. Provenance: Found decades ago in the northeastern U.S. Heavy chipping to foot, some of which is glazed over. Rim slumped during the firing. H 15 1/8".
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