Ovoid New England Redware Jug w/ Exceptional Glaze

March 25, 2017 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 239

Price Realized: $3,835.00

($3,250 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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Exceptional Glazed Redware Jug, New England origin, circa 1825, highly ovoid jug with rounded foot, ribbed handle, and short flaring spout. Decorated with daubs of manganese over a colorful light green and orange-spotted ground. A jug by the same maker is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, NY. Provenance: Dr. Raymond L. Owen Collection. Spout wear. Light wear to edges of handle. Some small glaze flakes to surface. Two hairlines from rim, measuring 2 1/4" and 2". H 8 1/2".