Lot #: 60
Price Realized: $2,415.00
($2,100 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.
Two-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jug with Iron Slip Floral Decoration, Stamped "CHANDLER MAKER," Thomas Chandler, Edgefield, SC, circa 1850, semi-ovoid jug with nicely-tooled spout and ribbed handle, decorated with an iron slip flower blossom surrounding a two-gallon capacity mark and impressed Chandler maker's mark, the slip decoration applied over a light greenish alkaline glaze. Good form and decoration. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, which descended in a Georgia family. 9 1/2" vertical crack on left side of jug, the majority of which is thin, the crack becoming wider as it reaches the base of jug. Additionally, several thin cracks on underside, a few of which extend onto base of jug. H 14".
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