Lot #: 132
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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 Early Pieces of Northeastern U.S. Stoneware, possibly New Jersey, 18th and 19th centuries, a two-gallon ovoid jug with tooled spout and coggled shoulder, possibly second or third quarter 18th century; paired with a four-gallon jar with elaborate incised and combed decoration and stylized cobalt brushwork. Jug with a small base chip and in-the-firing contact marks to surface. Jar with large, wide Y-shaped crack on one side, which forms an X on underside, heavy chipping to base, and two rim chips. H (of jug) 14 1/2".
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