Lot #: 180
Price Realized: $1,140.00
($950 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.
Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed Fish Decoration, attributed to Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th century, highly-ovoid jug with tooling to shoulder and spout, decorated with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted design of a fish. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent, early-style form with superb color. Tight cracks throughout. Restoration to top of spout. A small in-the-firing contact mark to handle. Two minor base chips, one of which is glazed over. H 15 1/2".
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