Lot #: 86
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Drape Decoration, Stamped "C. CROLIUS, / MANUFACTURER, / NEW-YORK", circa 1820, highly-ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder, tall collar, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed drape motif. Brushed cobalt highlights run the length of each handle. A large spider crack on underside, continuing halfway up body of jar and curving onto the right side of the jar's front. A portion of this crack extends 4" up base from underside. A 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" salt drip to shoulder on reverse. Other lesser in-the-firing flaws to surface. Several small rim chips. A 2 1/4" hairline from rim on front.($150-$300)
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