Lot #: 245
Price Realized: $2,280.00
($1,900 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Rare Half-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Two-Color Slip Decoration, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK.," circa 1805, ovoid jug with footed base and heavily-tooled spout, decorated with a brushed manganese wreath surrounding the cobalt-highlighted maker's mark of Clarkson Crolius, Sr. Manganese highlights to handle terminals. Exceptional size and rare employment of two colors of slip, related to the Westerwald tradition. Provenance: From a forty-year private collection. A spout chip. A small base chip, adjacent to a smaller in-the-firing base chip. A minor, glazed-over chip to handle. H 9 3/4".
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