Lot #: 99
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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 Squat-Shaped Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Fantail Bird Decoration and the Inscription "U + S," Stamped "WHITE'S UTICA," circa 1875, short, wide stoneware jug with applied strap handle, decorated with a slip-trailed bird with long fan-shaped tail in a running stance atop a stylized tree branch. The inscription "U + S" is written above the bird in cobalt script. Jug measures about one gallon. Rim chip. Some fry to cobalt. H 10 1/2".
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