Lot #: 313
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Extremely Rare One-Gallon Vertical-Handled Stoneware Jar with Combed Decoration, probably Manhattan, NY, second half 18th century, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and vertical loop handles, decorated on the front and reverse with an elaborate, wavy design of a combed incising, underscored by a wavy band of cobalt. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. The heavy combing on this jar, created from a tool with approximately thirteen tines, is highly reminiscent of the work of 18th century Westerwald potters, and is some of the most extensive we have seen on a piece of American stoneware. Possibly dating to the mid 18th century, this jar is the first of its type we have seen. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. A few flakes to rim and shoulder area, with two related short surface lines, not visible on interior. Flakes to top of rim. A filled 7/8" base chip. Other small base chips. A filled 1 7/8" section to interior of rim. A few short lines at base, typical of pieces of this age and origin.
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