Lot #: 74
Price Realized: $780.00
($650 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.
Fine One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug Stamped, "J. REMMEY, / MANHATTAN-WELLS, / NEW-YORK," circa 1805, ovoid jug with heavily-tooled spout and footed base, decorated with abstract cobalt brushwork across the front, including highlights to the maker's mark. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Essentially as-made condition with in-the-firing flaws to surface, including an in-the-firing contact mark to front. A faint 2 1/4" line to underside.
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