Lot #: 8
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed Hearts Decoration, Stamped "CHARLESTOWN", Frederick Carpenter, Charlestown, MA, circa 1815, ovoid jug with footed base and heavily-tooled spout, decorated with a dipped iron-oxide wash to top and base, the shoulder impressed with two hearts below the mark "CHARLESTOWN". A shallow chip to interior of spout. Some tiny base nicks. A 2 3/4" inverted Y-shaped line near base on reverse. Two spots of wear to surface. Various typical firing flaws, including a contact mark to shoulder and top of spout, contact marks to handle, and iron pings to surface.
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