Lot #: 136
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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.
Scarce Three-Gallon Cobalt-and-Iron-Decorated Stoneware Jug with Drape-and-Tassel Motif, Stamped "BOSTON / 1804", Frederick Carpenter, Boston, MA, 1804, highly-ovoid jug with heavily-tooled shoulder, semi-rounded spout, and ribbed handle, decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted drape-and-tassel motif to shoulder. Impressed with the cobalt-highlighted stamps, "BOSTON." and "1804." below spout. Base with dipped reddish-brown, iron-oxide slip. This example features a wonderful form, an unusual impressed drape variant, and an appealing use of both cobalt and iron slips, not often found on Carpenter's work. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased decades ago by the consignor. Significant cracks to base area, at least one of which occurred in the firing. A chip to reverse side of spout. Two base chips. Some typical in-the-firing pings to surface. H 16".
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