Lot #: 172
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Large Bird Decoration, Stamped "W. ROBERTS / BINGHAMTON, N.Y.," circa 1870, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with folky slip-trailed design of a bird with spotted body and fan-shaped tail, perched in a morning glory vine. Some fry to cobalt. Chip to back end of one handle along with a small nick to front end. Light surface wear to the ends of opposite handle. A small chip and a minor nick on interior of rim. Base chip on reverse.
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