Lot #: 314
Price Realized: $1,416.00
($1,200 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Fine and Extremely Rare York County, PA Redware Jar with Incised Signature, Dated 1848, finely-potted ovoid jar with rounded foot, flared rim, and incised wavy line decoration around shoulder, the surface glazed with splashes of manganese and coated in a clear lead glaze. Underside incised in script "Jacob Rintlaub / 1848 July / 18th." Rintlaub is a previously undocumented potter working in Washington Township, York County, PA. Signed redware from this region of Pennsylvania is highly unusual. Chip to underside. Shoulder with 1 1/4" unglazed contact mark and small glaze flake. Small rim chip and minor rim nicks. Some small glaze flakes to interior. H 6 1/4".
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