Lot #: 420
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Floral Decoration, probably Hartford, CT origin, early 19th century, ovoid jug with heavily-tooled spout, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted floral motif featuring a central tulip flanked by splayed, scallop-edged leaves. Nicely-incised veining to center of the two larger leaves. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. A large, vertical Y-shaped crack on reverse / right side of jug, extending from base to shoulder area. Heavy chipping to base. Some in-the-firing residue to shoulder area.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
P. CROSS / HARTFORD Stoneware Jug with Incised Ship Decoration
Rare S. B. BOSWORTH / HARTFORD, CONN. Stoneware Churn w/ Shorebird Decoration
Monumental GOODWIN & WEBSTER / HARTFORD Stoneware Keg w/ Incised Floral Decoration
Very Fine Stoneware Jug with Incised Federal Eagle, attrib. Daniel Goodale, Hartford, CT
Exceptional Redware Jar w/ Copper Slip Decoration, att. Nathaniel Seymour, West Hartford, CT
Antique American Stoneware Flask, Hartford, CT
Redware Jar w/ Copper Slip Decoration, att. Nathaniel Seymour, West Hartford, CT
Exceptional D. GOODALE / HARTFORD Monumental Stoneware Jug w/ Incised Federal Eagle
