Lot #: 63
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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.
Rare and Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed and Incised Floral Decoration, Manhattan, NY origin, possibly Clarkson Crolius, Sr., circa 1800, ovoid jug with heavily-tooled spout, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a leafy stem bearing a large flower blossom composed of impressed circles. Incised details to leaves and stem. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent size and decoration. Provenance: Exhibited in The Pottery of the State [of New York] (American Folk Art Museum, 1974). An in-the-firing contact mark on reverse, shoulder, and near base on front. A 3/4" line from spout. A 5/8" chip to interior of spout and a 5/8" chip to exterior of spout. H 10 3/4".
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