Lot #: 368
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Slip-Trailed Floral Decoration, attributed to William Morgan, possibly with Thomas Amoss, Baltimore, MD, circa 1822, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, tall collar, and open loop handles. Decorated on the front and reverse with a drape-like vine capped by daisies. Unusual cobalt script "3" surrounded by dots below. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent form, color, and decoration. One side with an 8 1/2" crack extending from a filled chip at rim. Other side with a 3" hairline from rim. Base chips. Some faint crazing to base, presumably in-the-firing.
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