Lot #: 264
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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Floral Decoration, attributed to Peter Cross, Hartford, CT, circa 1806-1808, ovoid jug with footed base and heavily-tooled spout, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a flower with impressed circle at the blossom's center. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: Property of a New York State collector. Base chips, a shallow flake to top of spout, and some in-the-firing flaws, including a contact mark to front and reverse.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Exceptional D. GOODALE / HARTFORD Monumental Stoneware Jug w/ Incised Federal Eagle
Antique American Stoneware Flask, Hartford, CT
P. CROSS / HARTFORD Stoneware Jug with Incised Ship Decoration
Fine P. CROSS / HARTFORD, CT 2 Gal. Stoneware Jug w/ Incised Decoration
Exceptional New England / New York State Redware Ring Flask w/ Multi-Colored Slip Decoration
Rare S.B. BOSWORTH / HARTFORD, CT Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug w/ Cobalt Anchor Decoration
Redware Jar w/ Copper Slip Decoration, att. Nathaniel Seymour, West Hartford, CT
Exceptional Redware Jar w/ Copper Slip Decoration, att. Nathaniel Seymour, West Hartford, CT
