Extremely Rare 1/4 Gal. Stoneware Jug w/ Incised Heart, Manhattan, circa 1800
Summer 2021 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 40
Price Realized: DNMR
Extremely Rare Quart-Sized Stoneware Jug with Incised Heart Decoration, Manhattan, NY origin, circa 1800, ovoid jug with heavily-tooled spout, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a heart emanating from a stem with cross-shaped leaves. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Exceptional size and decoration, likely made as a presentation piece. Spout chips. Some staining. A fairly innocuous, circular in-the-firing contact mark to reverse. H 8".
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