Lot #: 184
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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 Five-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Large Cobalt Paddletail Bird Decoration, Stamped "N.A. WHITE & SON, / UTICA, NY," circa 1885, large-sized, cylindrical jug with rounded shoulder and tall squared spout, decorated with a very large, brushed and slip-trailed cobalt design of a paddletail bird perched on a flowering vine. This popular Utica decoration is rarely found on a jug of this size. The bird design extends approximately 11" across the front of the jug. Excellent, as-made condition with a 7 3/4" salt drip on right side of jug. Spout slumped during the firing. H 16 3/4".
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