Lot #: 254
Price Realized: $1,140.00
($950 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.
Exceptional Vertical-Handled Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Watch Spring Decoration, Manhattan, NY or Cheesequake, NJ origin, circa 1775, ovoid jar with narrow mouth, applied vertical handles, and cobalt banding to shoulder and base, decorated on each side with a bold cobalt "watch spring" motif. Additional watch springs emanating from the lower handle terminals. Outstanding form, strong decoration, and excellent color. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a forty-year private collection. A large hole in underside, partially-covered by a reglued section. Significant exfoliation to base, extending toward shoulder on one side. Two minor surface flakes to shoulder on opposite side. Light wear to interior of rim. H 10".
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