Lot #: 157
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Folky Cobalt Goat Decoration, Stamped "N. CLARK JR. / ATHENS," New York State origin, circa 1845, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, tall collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a horned goat with cobalt-dashed body. Highly unusual design with excellent color. Few figural-decorated examples from this time period or bearing this mark are known. 3 1/4" hairline from rim on left side of front. 8" crack from rim on reverse. A shallow 3/4" chip and two much smaller chips on interior of rim. A small chip on exterior of rim.
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