Lot #: 66
Price Realized: $720.00
($600 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Impressed Sun Face Decoration, Xerxes Price, Sayreville, NJ or Josiah Chapman, Troy, NY, early 19th century, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with an impressed and cobalt-highlighted medallion featuring a sun with large face at the center. Brushed cobalt slip surrounds the sun motif and highlights the facial features of the design. This jar is the first that we have offered with the sun face decorated in this manner. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: From a recently-surfaced collection. Rim and base chips. A surface flake above one impressed medallion. In-the-firing pings and lines to base area. H 10 3/8".
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