Lot #: 11
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Scarce Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar, Stamped "ORCUTT AND WAIT / WHATELY", Massachusetts origin, circa 1815-1817, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, featuring the large, cobalt-highlighted maker's mark of Stephen Orcutt and brothers, Luke and Obediah Wait. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent condition with some minor chipping to base, a typical in-the-firing contact mark to front, a small stone ping to reverse, and three small rim chips, one of which is glazed over.
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