Lot #: 3
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 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.
Scarce Large-Sized Stoneware RUM Jug with Coggled Bird Decoration, Old Bridge, NJ origin, circa 1820, approximately four-gallon ovoid jug with tooled spout and applied handle, decorated with a coggled design of birds holding leaves in their beaks, highlighted in cobalt slip. Additionally impressed "RUM" below rim, also highlighted in cobalt. Small base chips. Small spout chip and light wear to edge of spout. H 16 1/2".
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