Lot #: 67
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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 Jar with Cobalt Drape Decoration, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / NEW-YORK", Clarkson Crolius, Sr. or Jr., Manhattan, NY, circa 1820, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and ribbed lug handles, decorated with a scalloped cobalt drape design on the shoulder of the front and reverse. Brushed cobalt highlights to handles. A tight L-shaped crack extending from rim to shoulder on front. Several tight spider lines to surface of jar, which do not appear to extend through to interior. A minor chip to underside at edge. Minor base wear. Numerous small, shallow chips to rim. A glazed-over iron ping to rim. A tiny nick to top of one handle.
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