Lot #: 15
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Scarce Half-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER, / NEW-YORK," Clarkson Crolius, Sr., Manhattan, NY, circa 1815, finely-potted, highly-ovoid jug with heavily-tooled neck, rounded spout, and strap handle, decorated with a brushed cobalt drape design below the maker's mark. Additional brushed cobalt daubs to handle terminals. Excellent size and form. A tight spidering line at base, with one part of line becoming very thin and extending 3 3/4" up side of jug from base. Another section of line extends 1" onto underside. An additional tight, fairly faint horizontal line extending around base of jug. Some surface wear around midsection. A shallow, glazed-over 1" base flake. A 1/4" glazed-over base chip. A few very minor base nicks. H 8 7/8".
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