Lot #: 45
Price Realized: $1,440.00
($1,200 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Impressed Decoration, Stamped "CORLEARS HOOK," Thomas Commeraw, Manhattan, NY, circa 1815, ovoid jug with footed base and heavily-tooled spout, decorated with an impressed drape-and-tassel motif resembling conjoined clamshells, brushed over haphazard cobalt highlights. Impressed with "CORLEARS HOOK" mark below. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Tight cracks to bottom half of jug, emanating from base. A 1 1/4" in-the-firing flake to top of spout. Base chips, the largest having occurred in the making. H 11 1/2".
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