Lot #: 176
Price Realized: $480.00
($400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Scarce Small-Sized Stoneware Jug with Iron Slip Decoration, Stamped "BOSTON," Frederick Carpenter, Charlestown, MA, early 19th century, bottle-shaped jug with tooled spout, decorated with dipped iron-oxide decoration to the upper and lower body. Two additional bold iron spots appear on the jug's front. Exceptional size and form. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a glazed-over iron ping and in-the-firing contact mark to one side, as well as a small in-the-firing contact mark to side of spout. H 9 3/4".
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