Lot #: 73
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.
Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Watch Spring Decoration, probably American, 18th century, ovoid jug with tall, banded spout, decorated with a series of three brushed watch spring motifs around the body. Brushed cobalt highlights to banding. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. This jug features classic watch spring motifs in the early American style and includes surface anomalies characteristic of American stoneware. The spout, however, is consistent with German stoneware. A 3/4" spout chip and small in-the-firing spout chip below. A small base chip on reverse. Minor crazing to base. An in-the-firing surface chip near base on reverse. H 13 1/2".
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