Lot #: 395
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs, Northeastern U.S. origin, circa 1820-1840, a three-gallon highly-ovoid jug with brushed floral motif, impressed "CLARK & FOX / ATHENS. N Y;" paired with a two-gallon ovoid jug with cobalt floral motif and stripe-decorated handle, including unusual manganese flecking to the cobalt, attributed to the Bissett Family, Old Bridge, NJ. Athens jugs in excellent, essentially as-made condition, missing some of design. Other jug with three base chips, an in-the-firing surface chip to right of decoration, an in-the-firing flake to spout, and a short line at base on reverse.
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