Lot #: 117
Price Realized: $1,610.00
($1,400 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 Stoneware Jug with Impressed Fish Decoration, Stamped "BOSTON", attributed to Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th century, highly-ovoid jug with tooled spout and shoulder, decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted design of a fish. Cobalt highlights to mark and handle terminals. Excellent form and classic Fenton design. Large, recessed in-the-firing contact mark on left side of jug with related thin spider cracks. A second large, recessed in-the-firing contact mark on right side of jug near base with related crazing. Additional crazing and thin lines to surface, typical of pieces of this age and origin, including a short line extending onto underside. Several small base chips.
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