Lot #: 249
Price Realized: $2,300.00
($2,000 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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 Jug with Cobalt Rooster Decoration, Stamped "CINCINNATI / LIQUOR STORE," attributed to W.H. Farrar, Geddes, NY, circa 1860, cylindrical jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a slip-trailed folk art design of a rooster with large beak, comb, speckled breast, and large tail, perched on top of a looping line design. Slip-trailed "2" to left of decoration. Impressed with the rare cobalt-highlighted advertising "CINCINNATI / LIQUOR STORE". Rare decoration and advertising. Two tiny base chips. Small spout nick. Some bubbling to cobalt. H 14".
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