Lot #: 259
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Script Signature, "Satterlee and Mory", George Satterlee & Michael Mory, Fort Edward, NY origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-squared rim, the front featuring the slip-trailed cobalt signature, "Satterlee and Mory" above a cobalt-script "2". This jar is the first example of stoneware that we have seen featuring the firm's signature in cobalt script, as opposed to the typical impressed mark, "SATTERLEE & MORY / FT. EDWARD, N.Y.". Chips to interior and exterior of rim. Otherwise excellent condition.
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