Lot #: 34
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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 Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed Decoration, Stamped "S.AMBOY.N.JERSY / WARNE & LETTs 1807 / LIBERTY FOREV", Thomas Warne and Joshua Letts, South Amboy, NJ, 1807, ovoid jug with heavily-tooled spout, decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted "clamshell" design below the impressed inscription, "LIBERTY FOREV", beside a pointing finger. The maker's mark of partners, Thomas Warne and Joshua Letts, appears above. Examples of Warne & Letts stoneware bearing their iconic "LIBERTY FOREV" stamp are considered highly-prized, historically-significant works. Restored handle. Flakes to surface. Large, recessed in-the-firing contact mark to front. In-the-firing dryness to reverse. A small in-the-firing chip to bottom edge.
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