Lot #: 497
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 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.
Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Drape Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, early 19th century, approximately one-and-a-half-gallon, ovoid jar with footed base, heavily-tooled shoulder, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a slip-trailed drape or "fish scale" motif, accented with spots. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a fifty-year private collection. A Y-shape line at base, continuing onto underside. Recessed in-the-firing contact marks to shoulder and base. Small base chips.
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