Lot #: 22
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Manganese Drape Decoration, New Jersey or Manhattan origin, early 19th century, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and open loop handles, decorated on both sides with a brushed manganese drape accented with spots. Additional decoration around handle terminals. Incised "X" on underside. 1 1/2" glazed-over iron ping on one side, above a smaller iron ping with iron drip. 4 1/2" crack from rim with small surface flake. 3 3/4" and 3" hairlines from rim. 3/4" in-the-firing chip / contact mark to side of jar near base. Base with two iron pings, a glazed-over chip, and two additional small chips.
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