Lot #: 473
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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.
Westerwald Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Incised Decoration, German origin, 17th or 18th century, highly-ovoid jug with tall neck and applied handle, the neck with additional tooled treatment and rounded spout. Body decorated with three finely-incised stylized floral designs below a series of impressed circles. Cobalt highlights throughout. Inscribed "3" in cobalt on reverse. Small in-the-firing chip to side of neck. Neck is slightly leaning. H 10 1/2".
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