Lot #: 189
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 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 Vertical-Handled Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Fish Scale Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, probably Manhattan, NY, late 18th century, ovoid jar with footed base, heavily-tooled shoulder, and ribbed vertical handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a thickly-slip-trailed "fish scale" motif. Excellent form, color, and condition. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small, in-the-firing base chip and some in-the-firing surface fissures to underside, not visible on interior.
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