Lot #: 67
Price Realized: $531.00
($450 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / NEW-YORK", Manhattan, NY origin, early 19th century, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and open loop handle, decorated with brushed cobalt daubs around the maker's mark. Reverse with brushed drape-and-dot motif. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York, NY. Missing one handle. A 1" area of shallow chipping to rim on reverse. A smaller in-the-firing chip to interior of rim. Other minor rim wear. Two faint lines to shoulder area, probably in-the-firing. A 3/4" in-the-firing contact mark to side of jar.
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